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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
5 t+ u+ i3 W* f/ L+ JNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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* H2 f8 q( S* @; JAllied aircraft& L) {4 p* b& Y% G K; Z
no flights# F1 M8 [/ |9 y
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Allied aircraft losses
2 Q, `/ V4 ^+ J YNo Allied losses5 F$ A1 J6 C2 |0 W; h7 \$ e
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Japanese Ships; X& s4 Y! }5 W) k. N, A4 @) L1 i) Z
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
9 i) `8 w$ g3 G: K CA Aoba. `. y+ O; G8 V
CA Kinugasa
8 R# J$ @% W2 D Q- ? CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
|4 y, o0 g* a CA Kako' }, X- S+ S/ i5 ^) y( f }
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 11 M8 {' U0 u8 Q4 _
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6$ d* R% l3 m. L; [
CL Yubari
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9 \5 r% X4 ^! u I CA Salt Lake City$ G2 B" s/ g, U7 c6 V% K
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
' \' \7 ^$ l% m1 \/ t1 x% b DD Grayson
4 C. h! w* W: O. E2 D2 N$ { DD Monssen
7 W, T9 D8 ?7 r7 L DD Aaron Ward9 E3 a" F8 V: X j" A
DD Laffey
0 V" `: a+ G3 R0 w7 [2 [8 Y) s DD Farenholt
3 s# {7 x& i, ~( {& [, E9 o- w* a, a DD Maury' }" E1 q4 l! w+ R5 ^' l0 g
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ ?2 F* }. M3 R3 ~1 m DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 }- k! D) m+ g5 E+ Y DD Stack7 A# ^' O" [- D, h
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
0 b6 r0 V8 e6 P3 T) Q/ d8 t* ` DD Balch
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7 z, m8 Q* v3 b8 UReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight5 i: m3 b' H! u) \+ k- R1 u! X
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards6 T! H& Z& x1 Y% }" N Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., z4 U' i# r( } T
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
2 B' T7 H/ w+ M, n6 v3 F J6 qRange closes to 8,000 yards...- I. g% v) L/ J2 T# W0 P% m
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards' N" H/ i3 }+ u% C) k- W
Range closes to 5,000 yards..., A' e) \ Y- H
Range closes to 3,000 yards...* K: M3 O+ a+ ^: j9 ^
Range closes to 1,000 yards..." n w8 @$ O9 a
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'3 z% W. u' D9 z% [( E1 I" [
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
0 `/ B4 V c7 \4 P* g' ]5 p5 jCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards, ]* c' z9 T+ Y* j4 h7 J1 G/ B
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards$ `7 H8 S: ^' [+ x5 s; V
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
) _0 V8 b1 C- _; v, K) BCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
+ D+ B; ^ L8 d. Q/ q' I: XRange increases to 2,000 yards
/ w; i" Y. k) r( ^DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
! H! t7 [, }: P6 ~0 hCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
9 T y# i2 b6 ~! d% e. EDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
: J5 M: X1 m8 z* d% a: w, iCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
9 G0 j; E7 U* W( \6 HDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards1 [; \" X$ R: E* U2 I' o7 n; v8 P
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards( E- h; d$ `1 _. s( l/ h9 C! ~
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
% c# _8 q& K8 y9 {3 a9 i1 h) FCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
o: d9 ~! g; F" k& M BCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards5 V$ `- G* E: z' \ _
Range increases to 6,000 yards
' Y" Q2 c6 X8 |8 L7 j$ B1 D, XDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 9 B2 Q% N [$ f% b3 K" u' |) o
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards3 B+ z$ N8 }* r/ h; H
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
9 v- M) F7 Z* R# d) q0 z8 K- sCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards+ J, ^3 n& s) _ H3 J
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards# x; g/ A5 S4 H! z: l2 C
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
1 _0 F& o4 M* FCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
+ y4 ~/ r) p) H/ V' J- C( Z5 |CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
$ _3 v3 q$ y- y/ u- O- BCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards: j$ l k9 T9 Q% f
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
) A6 a7 v% S0 `) PTask forces break off.... a/ J) a) G- @% b3 _" f9 L- }: e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' @7 D& d5 f6 w3 {
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
2 ^, |# k t$ \ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
5 Y$ i% B) L/ C9 @ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
1 p# p' e$ M/ _2 f) C: w, X CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% V4 X8 l/ T' J1 K% Y8 G CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
- P }, Q: ]* a CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 x' f, M$ o2 i5 [( e5 c) U( m _ CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire* l* O4 F. [% a! h
: X; d, q0 @0 G KAllied Ships) N* t. m% S! ]1 d* X
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
; H6 R" z* [. |# b CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
* O- G4 i& J0 d$ Z CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
4 r. q. D- G9 \: R. w8 n) G4 p* r DD Mugford
/ W! J. }; t; Z8 C9 T; ~( d7 U T DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
" A3 q; l! ~1 |4 w% K* z T DD Patterson
+ C0 n2 \5 j0 W0 ^ DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight' u( U; ^+ y, C4 o1 u
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards# v% v5 B; B6 W
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
4 Z1 a. V" o t1 ?- K4 jRange closes to 14,000 yards...
1 n. D3 ]; V0 r' V! XRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ u! U1 ~* k* Z" y. J: q( V
Range closes to 4,000 yards... s5 M) m0 K4 H; H$ A
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
) m+ f) {4 W! k& C7 ]CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
2 |( d* Q- h) u) R8 ~: hCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
P( d7 M9 S$ OCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
3 u0 l) }. W) PCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
8 B$ ~' U* w# j; DCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards5 F* @$ \6 U( h0 H2 n& j
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards3 B& m* }9 B" l
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
. u' k7 e( R9 _# z0 |( o& lDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
6 Q7 X6 C" P2 D: x6 J. UCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
% `+ d; g2 X! ?7 |& ]CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
, X- {) O/ y R f' UCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
% p7 h. T, x* s" ]; W6 t- T. ~CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards2 p& s- X2 F5 o
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
" \- P" J. i uCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards5 J/ K x2 w* R; }/ `
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
% J6 @. g u; t0 J5 _. @' rCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
2 C4 H8 ~5 j' J, n7 j, wCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
4 K* [) ~# d0 ]/ k/ @! `Range increases to 5,000 yards
! r0 m Z* ?+ t8 X `CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards( Y7 r, |4 \% m" G7 W- v& k
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 ` U: T' }$ o+ K; c5 T( y. wCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards5 _- S. V1 H! D8 I- E4 j3 J! `
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
1 v8 J+ U9 E, ^+ o4 l- M) u0 T7 LCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards& ?3 M+ N3 ]3 V$ X% ^% ~
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
$ ]7 A _9 V7 f0 BCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards) D# v! C6 d& M% }' d. u
Range increases to 8,000 yards
# M* E9 ]& O! M v. ZCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
/ {9 W+ e# A, {$ w9 YCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards& o4 ?3 T2 f3 P
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards' f$ p! T1 b' e6 I# l* k
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards' V4 f. n# A$ \- `" a: u/ K
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
' U# k% E6 T. j0 _CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
- @- T* t( }2 b- t8 h4 PRange increases to 9,000 yards
! n: b+ s- }! {+ F- S' h& `CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards: _6 m5 n1 G$ y
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
: g, j U' t( t7 I& a! ECA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
7 X; U3 \4 m- b6 O. bCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
; z& w- i. c$ N1 m$ mCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards; N6 h7 M6 ?/ L8 v+ @7 A+ q) o, J8 x
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
% }' i# @5 \9 zDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
# c3 H1 k1 z5 l% L( ICrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage" |! M# T( T6 c# |8 p, ]2 J! B
Task forces break off...
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) F8 e5 v8 N5 ?1 P$ k3 d9 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards+ u1 l8 y4 S7 C' m4 ?7 L
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Japanese Ships% X5 O3 C* Y! l* W
CA Aoba
5 V4 G6 z' s! I/ V& U CA Kinugasa) d: A6 C" v2 } B" A
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2/ u6 O) n! E% }; y
CA Kako, Shell hits 1* v: w8 Z. y: x
CL Tenryu
1 r. L3 p. [, @: ~+ k4 J CL Tatsuta
# V" s1 }8 m' h+ u. @4 G, y CL Yubari) T; h0 ^# x6 w$ s Y
0 Y( J) t+ A0 tAllied Ships
/ a6 w" W" {: P- ` DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
: g" a* w% |5 u: `, J, P) Q DD Balch
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- w! x4 q. d7 h' \" ^1 lReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight b. o+ n; c* U/ o
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
8 [+ C$ b1 R$ }, jRange closes to 24,000 yards...8 H! V* g' ^; f& @. G
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
3 P; d* m! [) Y; y$ f1 D1 _Range closes to 20,000 yards...
. c5 r: V7 V6 G+ DRange closes to 18,000 yards...' \6 H" L* }" ~0 R3 _, |
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
5 R% w, Q- c: ~' t: a8 RRange closes to 14,000 yards...
9 g) _$ t' k+ I% \/ CRange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ a& c$ ^' J" I+ U5 o/ I! nRange closes to 11,000 yards...2 v, x; P4 o) H$ P" c" g# r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
* y' _ M: F! r# q/ I, xRange closes to 9,000 yards...
/ Z4 U4 J7 s2 hRange closes to 8,000 yards..., a1 Z/ ?; a3 ^, A0 q m( w5 Y7 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 `' c( W0 U$ ~ `3 @0 \0 dRange closes to 7,000 yards...
+ B# ?$ J3 v: ~7 A5 w. u/ T7 dRange closes to 6,000 yards...
7 h( v$ R4 K, Y* b5 g& p7 wCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards2 C/ u5 U. B" q6 N# T
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards& W7 C+ \5 B$ n' a$ {: R& G! R
Range increases to 7,000 yards: b S& i- m+ v
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
+ K1 z+ n; \, y% H8 T9 g5 ?Range closes to 6,000 yards/ I. h- }( U5 }5 |& Z; w8 e8 r
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
0 P1 b7 w) @7 [8 H, V0 j- K/ SCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
2 y$ W& U( v- P$ X. M; w" DCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards' z: F) u. F) R A7 Y
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
( q j2 S' n* LRange closes to 4,000 yards
: K, {, `0 b1 W8 LCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
5 r7 r2 \5 l* @( [1 I: b. wRange increases to 7,000 yards
% O7 w) Q, `4 R( p" WCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
+ ?. R/ B# o; \2 z4 t$ t& FRange increases to 11,000 yards
. U$ d, z9 o: h" |7 p ~4 QCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards# v X$ k1 I1 E4 d
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape# w! F' a! R; r# J. B) u
Task forces break off...% I; n: l8 m" @. E
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# X3 I* ^& X2 u! R: h. o+ K0 GNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 ?' o- v/ p4 z4 v+ J; R7 f; R; b CA Aoba2 W8 i# y7 R4 _0 ~/ I) C% ^
CA Kinugasa& i+ j# Y, S8 b& ^; x5 l
CA Furutaka
8 \/ c5 P, v" b: ^/ D8 e+ _; Q CA Kako, Shell hits 1
+ L" v$ m# a+ }% J2 m( L1 I U CL Tenryu( _3 O7 x5 Z& W
CL Tatsuta
5 q% x9 x* S/ C( U5 a; ]; F CL Yubari
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Allied Ships6 Y! |( ], X' z# h0 \3 I
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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% O7 J+ _+ S/ oReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight* S1 W( l Q& u5 i8 V) s+ M0 {6 Q* x
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
: K# |! h1 ~ ^3 w$ Y3 w6 |/ NRange closes to 24,000 yards...
* L P3 k3 s4 J; BCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards7 E! Z- F1 n( h. u, G
Range closes to 22,000 yards...6 h$ C: Z9 }. i* X
Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 {: N) ^2 J' w: F$ b6 Z* y! N
Range closes to 18,000 yards.... C$ k& h# t% ?' g9 Y5 a8 b
Range closes to 16,000 yards...3 s% I0 p1 Q0 D# G% ^: S
Range closes to 14,000 yards...% ~# b1 |8 s1 u- P% C/ @! }
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
: ?2 o. f: A. }/ b1 U/ o2 R, uRange closes to 11,000 yards...
1 D p6 z% Y" e$ c9 p3 L4 |Range closes to 10,000 yards...( A" D3 q& C9 j7 D3 P! t; a
Range closes to 9,000 yards...) |9 W8 v2 `6 `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
1 a, v5 P6 c! K7 XRange closes to 7,000 yards...- s$ _7 h$ X/ J. S" ? M4 f# _, G
Range closes to 6,000 yards...$ W% m8 Y! |3 K: l% l: ?3 ]- N: H
Range closes to 5,000 yards...% g; D; I6 f( K
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
7 ^3 b- P# _4 ]$ U$ F' I7 u2 URange closes to 3,000 yards...
- A" O- U) Z2 `/ `/ e2 KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards' ?- y! v- x- @: z1 K1 o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards1 A6 i; O9 ]. j
Range increases to 4,000 yards
2 {6 `$ U" b8 ?6 L0 l+ |9 \6 ECA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards" W3 h. q4 l* S# g' J5 U
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards1 @ n5 v0 ?' W: U. S1 S
Range increases to 5,000 yards; F0 q. ]7 ~/ x, I- t4 Y
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards8 V. a& f- u; q; P) Y6 D6 T6 `+ q- b
Range increases to 9,000 yards
5 L$ l+ R# Z0 QCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards' {! T' ^0 p/ X8 j' h6 A: N
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
6 E; `+ z/ P. q4 hTask forces break off...: b! N$ F4 v7 z6 T T% V
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards2 c6 c: r7 I( j' V: Z
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Japanese Ships
$ X9 p1 ~3 Q Y& y/ Q- r7 C CA Aoba8 k- u+ ~5 u* j9 b# Z' {1 z) I
CA Kinugasa
3 L' m: Y6 H% Y; h( q CA Furutaka% N' Z8 a# F; B7 b% G% a3 j
CA Kako
4 ?1 }" E5 Q7 d$ D6 k+ C- L CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
7 P) E r5 j% W$ O CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
! H7 r0 A6 W; l: N2 U* ^: c CL Yubari8 G, @4 d2 N; Q( f2 M" e# y
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APD Colhoun5 T; c0 h, j/ A/ _5 q$ r' f
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
# h2 |% X/ @- X3 b! J" G DMS Southard, Shell hits 1. T, j' T! Y3 e+ t# f
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
) X4 S% Y3 j9 b; a3 W! X; u AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
( E+ M. h+ g( m$ V AP Harris
: R8 s* y: f& M$ {) b AP Zeilin
# }: P/ M) p4 ?1 k: P0 k! c AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
( N" D# A. r1 @5 } T; { AP Heywood) W, \* w9 f" t8 u
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 [# x/ H) L' R7 Y9 { AP President Bowen: b5 [: x$ o! a0 s# L$ C
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire# n- f4 I1 i/ x# I4 d
xAP President Wilkerson& R# E4 x2 l' T9 E% r6 h% U( _* f' L% W
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0 `/ ?, c5 F: |4 o) ^% EAllied ground losses:# K" Z f4 z% ~/ F
105 casualties reported
, n, A8 L- q6 Z- h4 i Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled+ P; ]3 n l7 p3 E
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled" H3 b( J9 ?: p( z# p
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% q3 r4 D) d8 C) C8 D& Q/ t( P; b. n
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/ T7 M; p* [0 y8 JJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!6 X8 e0 k. V8 n5 |1 j
Allied TF begins to get underway
. n6 X! T' \7 a: LReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 t% X: A* |1 V. _1 d6 F" E Q dMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards( N! a: c, p* r
Range closes to 18,000 yards...5 y; d9 g" b/ B8 Z" @8 |" V7 P% @9 \) p
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
# }5 |. Y& x4 NRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 C; M# ~0 o9 U3 z KRange closes to 5,000 yards...( \7 T5 i: Z& p$ q; U& O
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
: `" V7 q) Y$ o( S' C2 C2 VRange closes to 1,000 yards...* E. c5 m: o R
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards" P. {% h: b5 z; I
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
& p, o- k/ T8 ~& P% m* YCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards7 [8 F& F) ]8 f3 a5 q! v
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
; H9 Q" e, U8 q& HCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards1 I! G- n" S; R, t
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
4 x J6 x; N1 N! u. S |CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards# i* v+ u# o# D2 c; i, T- Q _* H
Range increases to 2,000 yards: c. [9 Y: W5 J, d) z
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
# K! g# C4 U/ ZCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards3 j) K' a$ C9 Z! H
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards V; W- J% a& ~/ _0 h* C( s9 O
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
* M0 Y. @, i. ]0 DCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards0 L9 p2 T+ t* s# N! y* i
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
' D7 `: A. {' o, v% g; ARange increases to 4,000 yards
- b1 t/ J# B( M. }7 u% z4 VCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
/ L0 Q0 ^) `+ g! uCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
- |" j2 d2 z; \# [1 S; \ cCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
- E e, _% c/ yCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
4 _' V+ u0 t9 v, `CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
9 p' f" b& J2 }CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
0 X9 e( M% J$ C0 x3 T4 s; RCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
5 G5 `; Z4 C7 w' I- M. U2 S& wAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 }! ` M7 Y2 ~" J) J( `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。
4 N' \- W& l3 L& C& u万恶的58！！！9 P- ^, V4 v. w2 }- }
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134# A8 R5 w+ [" L* D* @9 |
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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4 h$ I( o" j- r/ o ^+ W6 t) ~" CRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 A+ l1 s9 x% e6 JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
8 S8 t) N$ B. X+ l; C9 k& { no flights2 \6 ~9 E2 d9 ]3 u, s; D
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( }/ r% [6 \, a {( O( WAllied aircraft
$ l/ P: _2 L3 }9 g* _# X+ h2 H+ f F4F-4 Wildcat x 8$ n- U4 j* W5 ~( Q: `, j' I2 w
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82+ G, I0 A+ v" G: ~& m
TBF-1 Avenger x 39! V( j6 m. C0 t
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Japanese aircraft losses
7 K4 q* g; r2 i( i& z' y5 pNo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
# d# B6 t2 s- Q: q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged3 _, f) ]+ Z, K+ k7 ?! h. ^
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged( d$ E. U0 a) B8 ?1 s5 q/ O1 n! G, ]
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Japanese Ships! S: d: O& I- n4 h" B% [4 c, @/ j6 H% p
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
& `7 B1 h; X' N0 R2 Y. M7 R. _ CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk3 J: Q( u F- j% {0 D3 ]
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
8 P+ Q" |3 B, r3 [7 \" S CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk
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发表于 2010-4-20 19:59
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兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
