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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉0 v! k# v( G, V, `% X
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft# J6 f9 l& a1 i% |7 F' m+ d- n
no flights# N% b2 N* @( G! F" c' x- w
2 y9 j, t7 h: t- eAllied aircraft losses
4 u- }7 c2 K3 R6 j8 I; L" nNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships2 N; B' ~) X( {" s
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* t( B! S6 L1 M/ I+ ^; @ CA Aoba$ T c6 i& Z& M, J: l" ~. ^
CA Kinugasa
' f0 L' T2 j: ~% B. b CA Furutaka, Shell hits 43 J. p4 O# b9 T" E* x+ D* {
CA Kako
! M8 L+ j, A$ [, @5 b2 b4 q _( B! C CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
& u0 y. I) a- F5 d. | CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
2 n& d1 @: |9 v, [# ~# v# ^+ O7 i CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
. ?$ l5 X6 c! p- U; v5 X CA Salt Lake City
/ ]- f% Z" [) F" G1 n c( U CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk1 h4 A/ A m) k3 O N
DD Grayson& t2 j9 f; S8 D4 q
DD Monssen
$ U3 q9 | p) Y7 A- @ DD Aaron Ward
! B* I( E, ?' a& u ? DD Laffey$ @! z! p" N# Y2 q K8 `4 |& m
DD Farenholt: M2 j; }2 B5 @: Y# D' z
DD Maury& `0 r/ r* H8 D# a6 i7 Y% T$ X! U. _
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage3 w1 y4 t4 e E V! r: d
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
! A% ?) q1 d- S DD Stack
: f Q W6 a I$ v DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
, Y* o/ L" K4 l U/ ^ DD Balch B- y3 O( {& ~( u6 _! w
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9 v6 N$ f) n, @% D( y. L2 OReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight2 c! ~* ]) [$ C* ?- \+ `% P
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
: ?4 Y' f" p$ y; d9 o7 T* rRange closes to 20,000 yards...! G" I/ n6 u, G4 P6 d( U) l
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. T* q e6 S" L* x. T- g( ?Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) ] F; B# N1 C7 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ Z9 D/ m) }9 ?( ?/ H# E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
1 H3 L5 M/ Z0 E& vRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& I3 }8 _: R! |Range closes to 1,000 yards...$ f: V* t N2 ?$ z3 w
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
U" O/ V$ T$ g" f$ y2 _CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
! L/ F O' W, Z! K& P5 C. uCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
4 l6 h! f! E1 [DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards/ D( K# \" c4 b/ c7 r, E+ w9 h$ N
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards0 Q: O9 ]3 v' x# N0 t
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
% G8 e* h" I4 D+ |- t+ cRange increases to 2,000 yards8 K. u# f: {, L4 K" I
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
/ U6 f6 v4 v4 C7 B! P3 s8 {1 j& lCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
2 j. \$ a& |% \( Q# o* s$ z' ^DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards3 t. K& V4 I6 w
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
) N9 B/ Z: U9 U6 A$ [5 aDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards, p; D2 V4 E% q N
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards- U0 |- ]7 I9 D9 A/ u
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards# p& w3 y1 w+ l0 X
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
- K5 j: C. ~- v2 A/ X# q" gCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards2 E0 s0 u1 _% O( g! i
Range increases to 6,000 yards
9 g; C0 t% C* |5 p0 }! }$ r# ZDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 }4 U. b3 N9 X& |
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
2 g) B% }+ M4 d4 Z+ ~- xCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards% j/ s' i7 G5 D, O6 t
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
, n2 z l+ F! x: K: [CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards$ l% B/ P1 v: ~7 }0 ^
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
+ T- F f* G! t( U: U, O0 iCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
/ F. y1 E5 I x3 ^0 |CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards; ]" _2 w: V) Q4 S3 j
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards9 o/ N2 U+ p+ Z* w& ~
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
! o. \) K7 d1 W; S7 UTask forces break off...
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` }8 n U- H, ^" eNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
( q ]( B# |0 t CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
/ S! a' j- l. Y! k c; | CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
3 R6 E) N! j; [ CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1; M8 @- N+ \% W) i! u1 E# \% K: k
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
# q) m4 Q8 E8 x CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
* \4 j7 x* x$ x1 Z" B CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire9 p, A% D. R$ R
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire" B: ?6 p$ o9 L# v% N( O3 I8 }
- t1 Z& q8 |. }1 X8 p* ~) sAllied Ships3 T& @7 T# Y4 T
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
% V3 n5 ]/ j! F7 s4 F6 K0 b2 ~ CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
4 s% j1 p# ~( _ CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
" `: L2 W, x# W. j [ DD Mugford
. z6 J2 n3 F! q4 r2 p. `1 c5 p DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2+ n* t6 j( o; A; N3 G* o
DD Patterson
8 H' O" M5 Q% A+ y DD Jarvis* E; Q$ x2 q& p# c
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1 v- `/ ?5 ^7 uReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
" k$ D u, W( _* B2 l, JMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
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+ y6 J; s$ u5 R$ S# b" XRange closes to 14,000 yards...4 a0 _$ W3 r" Z+ g) F
Range closes to 8,000 yards...! Q, i4 A5 f$ I: r- L$ o, N+ r3 ~# a
Range closes to 4,000 yards..." h' E3 r) Q6 w% d
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
( R( ~. k3 {0 r0 Y; V4 hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
" ?( ~: Y& P3 @9 ~& W9 NCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
1 |! Y# g" n! Z* i5 y! \+ sCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
5 Z* |$ [, A$ x) qCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
: i5 e% x' B9 N6 VCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards) @; t ]# a* u3 i: q
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
7 ~/ j; Q2 T, B& p, lCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
, R, U) Q0 Y% w0 b4 YDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards+ K/ ]8 j- f# l7 U8 y
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards) u4 A' f& }2 Q% E
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
. v, F" s: k9 L3 m8 L- V5 q* ?CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards2 G$ s* E/ j( P
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards5 U* d9 P) d* h c& _0 p
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
( o& X# N1 S* W* S D- OCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
5 {. Q2 ~ G8 jCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards( p( Z9 d8 H0 ~, k
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards# g7 F6 h9 W. k8 A% b7 ^
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
. u( F- d/ D6 o3 \1 QRange increases to 5,000 yards
# r' t) O% b, DCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
$ j# f) p7 t& q) hCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
+ u1 s6 l/ _$ PCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
: x9 A' Q" K3 y- bCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
+ w |4 N# n1 aCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
: F! S) R7 _* q" \& S- ]' ZDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards+ ?0 p% M$ ?% a! V1 F/ t4 }
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards9 F% f* p1 J2 f8 \1 v3 G
Range increases to 8,000 yards2 Y' p7 Y x- g1 z# S, U) U
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards$ o1 e- I% U+ m
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
6 k# S4 L8 i G2 ^CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards2 [" ?* X# H) t
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
' L6 {. r2 v# RCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards" y- Q& b) H5 I- |/ |
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
1 ~( o* v( P# G- h- k- ?Range increases to 9,000 yards
/ ^4 a, T4 H' n. {. m: x$ WCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards3 h" O$ t* w* I
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
5 `* b- ]) S8 ^" C fCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
6 t* L8 w, j) t& h6 F6 V3 QCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
4 k6 t4 \4 ^) p7 |/ v& r% ]3 fCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards& H' h% u9 O) @+ E% }
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
+ o8 K! R& \ ~6 z8 EDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards# r$ r0 V% R) ?7 d) c& ^1 ^! |
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage1 B) e1 A1 P6 ?* {, c/ e& M
Task forces break off...5 ? m0 N; P) H! d+ t
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards) e S. |0 C2 O7 C
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Japanese Ships
# t2 u4 i4 K/ o$ e CA Aoba& Z% }! n! E+ p2 y0 W& D5 }& M
CA Kinugasa; g( ]9 z, a+ Z* o) S$ e/ P' W
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
- ^. C/ X: g, B8 q) @ CA Kako, Shell hits 1
* I2 C/ b7 \% U7 K1 D% X CL Tenryu% c% E) Q. Y3 P9 M# E
CL Tatsuta
% b! z. j2 C" K4 _- h: ~ CL Yubari
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Allied Ships, m, k( K& n$ E7 I& [0 f
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk) J9 p- l- s8 f: k. ^. f2 L
DD Balch1 N' B' M1 H, b) N7 s6 s
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|* r( W3 G: d2 v/ _7 T( X; jReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
9 L9 N7 b2 Y$ O* _! \Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
! x6 t( s* m6 c0 ^9 f4 a/ iRange closes to 24,000 yards...
6 Y3 v1 e! s6 T7 i/ s0 L' JRange closes to 22,000 yards...
: d# C: L0 e2 \7 t B- |" _Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 @# z* F- q, a: I2 b& _2 S& B
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
" g5 [ o: J" k/ R+ YRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ G2 w1 G) D0 l# C% j& L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( ]* P; D& s- \+ w+ B' w! C1 URange closes to 12,000 yards...2 f( I2 d0 ]5 |$ g5 [6 V
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
; u1 F; N) T* W4 N5 f% ORange closes to 10,000 yards...
3 g4 I3 i0 g0 S3 D3 \Range closes to 9,000 yards...
, h. y1 c+ r1 p( ~Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 F0 G9 m+ n, j. C
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards3 N1 a+ q' m( o7 N% F
Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 h# H& C0 A5 o8 f% _
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
1 e1 {$ Q- V2 f* oCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards4 y/ y4 [" S% B0 o5 X
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
$ v; X# n/ J3 r2 B/ O2 vRange increases to 7,000 yards1 f: {" N8 u [
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
1 V0 P+ k7 K: t1 }Range closes to 6,000 yards
5 d! n: ?) j5 @2 s; p @+ iCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
( k2 R9 f; D" A6 p5 y6 N$ nCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
* F( b" Z" m. t, r% s/ f8 pCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
! {) }7 n/ m bDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
7 a. O) @& L+ K7 ^( a4 u1 `" SRange closes to 4,000 yards
{1 `* A) Y; v9 O5 D/ U, C( ?. oCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
- p9 k, ^6 U" l6 K7 y9 T1 RRange increases to 7,000 yards
9 z; x- z a+ J; |$ tCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards# X* t; c4 |5 [2 {: r4 r
Range increases to 11,000 yards: `5 b7 o! B5 Q) j* Y' V3 l
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
N) \; b% O' a1 @Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
1 J! Y; {) H) ]- C0 RTask forces break off...
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6 z& R+ k/ I3 V8 o6 ?Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships1 ?9 p \: o. \/ ^: Z
CA Aoba5 r0 R0 E/ `1 Q
CA Kinugasa
* v) P1 b! d, v. X/ v3 B5 S CA Furutaka
# N, W5 ^3 k, l! e4 x/ g2 |* T CA Kako, Shell hits 13 Z( j$ ]# r7 P1 a/ `, U
CL Tenryu
0 e6 Q" ?) C: M8 q CL Tatsuta$ _/ [; X8 e9 M I
CL Yubari+ V. r& O4 u+ J9 E7 R3 N( J) g
: M- n9 ^! w3 }, _0 ^Allied Ships7 E8 X: e4 O$ w8 [+ K
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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' f! K# {& I: {. d) @Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
% \3 N) f/ @* ?2 ~" C: wMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards0 i5 A: l2 a) J; v3 v. ?9 R
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
3 N6 [# n# _$ j, {" c3 jCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
b5 A. b' @# V% ?0 fRange closes to 22,000 yards...# [2 I- |7 F9 O( d
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
' ^/ z$ h4 E5 Q+ l) r- k' fRange closes to 18,000 yards...: l1 `: d9 T, V/ ]) v, [
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
8 Z3 E- o+ w: e! B+ o$ P$ ?& R2 n$ HRange closes to 14,000 yards...- v0 {9 h( h. S" a
Range closes to 12,000 yards...# c3 S4 r& C3 ?1 z5 j
Range closes to 11,000 yards...2 q$ X& K6 K" J [2 Q# q, q& t" e
Range closes to 10,000 yards...5 E! ^& i/ W, T4 U1 c0 [
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
/ l1 p" s# u: ~3 p4 N$ `Range closes to 8,000 yards...! E6 J( |3 c* A
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 Y! c! |* |, j% W2 e5 [1 v3 ARange closes to 6,000 yards...' t( U% ~4 g: I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...5 g7 w' A b3 Y9 s
Range closes to 4,000 yards.... _. o, S4 p% P, F
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
, D9 @2 ~* \& U* Y* ZCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards5 M, U ^7 l: Z. c% C& Q: \" z
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
" h; N9 A- B" nRange increases to 4,000 yards# \8 [) Z6 l W+ B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
3 E* L( F( T- ^( O3 y# zCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
$ q) o: G$ V0 b2 ^! v' SRange increases to 5,000 yards5 u7 U7 S9 M) [8 T3 O ?2 ~0 o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
. C% c8 c, U* I* H% f+ y0 URange increases to 9,000 yards' H C! d Z$ n, J+ ~
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards) j; C* L5 b" X- Q: g2 [( l
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape& a* w4 N" {0 P' k: E) l, _" {
Task forces break off...9 w7 G7 X1 N; m6 B# K( f
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: j! @. A% n- G# z: m% B zNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards! e0 f' W2 ]2 Y: J( V# f
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Japanese Ships' V5 D/ A4 j5 Q9 T9 A8 k
CA Aoba
8 b8 Z4 a' S0 P3 x: e& B1 H CA Kinugasa) M9 p+ @$ w; S+ _) ?
CA Furutaka: @& Y8 Q Y @' v
CA Kako
& q+ @. P ~1 U CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire4 ?) _' Y, [: t+ h+ ^8 Q
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire: Q8 A7 \1 C; l; I
CL Yubari" \1 H9 e9 P& q+ B" ]
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Allied Ships
7 v! ~( I- `7 _0 r) H. U& J' R APD Colhoun0 d" \! W& }# n6 w
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
( _. S" E1 z( L6 @, H DMS Southard, Shell hits 1; k8 C$ W, l" V9 a* d0 i
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage h% p' Q2 P. v3 N
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires8 F% I: c: r$ P) W- }" m) H R
AP Harris
: @- N$ f5 B" s: e* x* _* s0 Q AP Zeilin2 }1 r k0 T2 M: y
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage" C9 O# \" X# J9 G/ k
AP Heywood/ x6 _9 O6 x- G' E$ G, l+ s$ n
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire0 Y2 }2 a9 @! {& v
AP President Bowen
k7 o5 u% |1 r" t% {$ h \# o AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
# Y A* ~- A+ V' @% B3 d xAP President Wilkerson
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; ^! f8 i- Q) A) j! sAllied ground losses:
0 k: K& f W! V' v2 {7 r 105 casualties reported O; }) ^$ E0 a( O2 h; W
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled* y( ?" p8 Z# M" u5 I N/ y
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled, L; |: ], U; }3 Q0 ]7 Y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; \- k. Y# d* v& c9 `% UJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!+ v4 i3 \# [9 s$ r5 f1 Y: P+ }" K
Allied TF begins to get underway
. G/ P9 \- n* ~Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 R% H( x I% @# {3 wMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards4 y" f- W* ?% k) l/ k' g8 l
Range closes to 18,000 yards...( }, S% W- x; W; X3 R+ \ E) J
Range closes to 13,000 yards...: r+ ?7 ~" _6 O% O; S M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. Z2 X0 k1 ?* C3 C: O2 v1 YRange closes to 5,000 yards...
5 i( h- [( C6 LRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 f" D$ H4 N3 k; \! O& K
Range closes to 1,000 yards...- r; p& P- f8 J6 ^) z+ E2 L+ _! O
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards1 E X" r+ {% M6 s6 ?0 E1 _6 R% U
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
# B3 z1 @: O$ d8 \5 PCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
~8 a& Z9 c }- B) H( K8 |& d, ZCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards7 I3 \' g1 D1 U( x3 v' F
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards, l6 M- W' W+ Y+ X
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards& @% T, ?5 K: D* p
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards0 d7 S1 w+ v# Y# B. G7 J: }, \: u8 m
Range increases to 2,000 yards
- t# t* S) g bCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
" `) n0 U) t- }% ~, b; vCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
) Z% K( X# [4 j8 ]. | LCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
. C. Y" W( `2 ?: \* g' Y* m- |0 oCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards: s F6 k5 y4 O6 h& k
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards: O7 t Y7 l/ |& |! ~! s" I2 m
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
/ X2 L& P' R: P, r9 f; iRange increases to 4,000 yards
" r& u. s) ^: |% a, q* |CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
- Q' G+ O/ Z! yCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards6 k0 w1 H* ?) O1 D' K3 x
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards0 ~ o* u( @6 K8 L0 n
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards3 H7 y7 c3 A) V- n( ?- P
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
& U! x# x3 |2 n7 S: t$ aCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards i0 ?0 ]+ y5 S
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
* V3 j0 L, K% P4 H6 i9 l8 U* HAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
! t2 k8 h# K+ t- B6 gTask forces break off...
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" u; U. [ @+ O8 I% L0 k! T7 \第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。/ z4 I0 Z# D6 k! L
万恶的58!!!( I! W9 v e, X# v# K
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134' l) k* d% z2 f& [
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Weather in hex: Clear sky' [% D) M8 s1 @+ o( i+ o, K! d
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
7 |- M0 Z7 U2 t# G* KEstimated time to target is 12 minutes9 S' H4 D" c0 Q9 |0 N0 s& ^7 m; W
( V% h5 Y+ G- W& ]Japanese aircraft: Y9 x5 p' e! Y) U% `
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% _: h3 N+ T, i/ s# ?) h `+ I0 \Allied aircraft
; [" ?: h1 s D' X8 n! o F4F-4 Wildcat x 8; H: L2 `7 y1 v
SBD-3 Dauntless x 827 b1 Q- n$ G% i* q. e1 a
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
4 z$ j: t7 Y% Q u TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged+ X: N' Y5 G7 D3 ^2 s% l6 _
4 B9 {( A7 S3 T$ P7 ~Japanese Ships0 w: {( N* m' y( r. P
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
2 o4 c2 e8 p; H CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
' j, |2 x2 J7 x, V3 ?! q+ o CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
( c& C6 j2 f5 `/ E1 D/ ? CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk' G0 F0 [1 P3 p
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