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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
( @5 f5 j' g+ E% |& cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
7 m+ `1 i, \' {; j/ K no flights
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0 ~ o. l6 y2 qAllied aircraft losses
& ^. q% q$ a r7 d% aNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
% P: ?! ]; b% l. M, ^6 k% s' Z CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire2 p, a: d \8 O' Z4 `
CA Aoba) ~4 k0 p7 f1 n( H) e$ U
CA Kinugasa$ v) I$ O' L5 S0 ]/ g
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
+ C+ |4 @8 C5 m1 j" y; x: {1 n9 S CA Kako& P0 K0 l: ~/ x( M2 v% S& Y
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1" V! ~! {, Y, p+ N
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6# ^- D0 B5 K1 W$ q6 E: B
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
4 }; Z9 V0 k2 Q CA Salt Lake City- a, P/ T' w X% Z, p$ I8 X; c1 w
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
" y: ?1 T; V+ D" _! N DD Grayson; S# E: u% Q- T' S1 l1 x4 Q( b
DD Monssen& m; F T7 t0 K
DD Aaron Ward# y5 m/ J8 B. {0 R4 s6 m9 A
DD Laffey
! c8 h% b& y# [+ k/ r3 \5 O' h DD Farenholt
1 B! G& o9 p' I DD Maury
! I/ Z, S0 d9 B& }! o# h1 N7 q- F ? DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage/ R. Y4 q; I! h4 _6 Q
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire: S; x- b+ M/ r* R
DD Stack
" u9 b( ~7 j4 e- U7 { DD Sterett, Shell hits 14 C9 z; U7 m; @
DD Balch$ p X4 b+ x; Z& A1 z
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight4 i0 U, H5 M6 _, M
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
7 P% D, |( o0 m+ [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 ?* G0 ~/ s8 m$ F% ? {' fRange closes to 14,000 yards...: j. I* _- k. x: B) f: c
Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 u4 c% q# r6 X: M) L5 C- d$ V. k1 v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards' M! ]+ s) s" @& O5 B% X3 O
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
6 H3 {+ p# U! m2 MRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 v4 V% G. F! a5 @) `( |
Range closes to 1,000 yards...6 a/ O$ @* P" K" F3 e
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
% q2 j1 C% G! CCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
) S# W( m! i6 N! t; n' pCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards4 W) K9 L% c# |
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
8 k/ p; Q, U$ T. MCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards" C Z% G& N9 g
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards2 e2 W/ B8 T0 W7 S; \
Range increases to 2,000 yards4 B) ]. K! N F/ Y3 y+ I
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards6 D6 q) ?4 c7 T2 R: j& k6 z7 Y2 s
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
. ~8 K6 C+ N* YDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
* C# W& K" P' d. y0 H8 {CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
# \8 x+ \ O5 e5 Q/ \# u" nDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
3 W, y1 t# c. n4 E' g1 K! ECA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
" p3 X/ K* S3 f- N+ z8 i6 oDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
# B7 g" w# R( w' ]7 l# ~) bCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
+ v- x' @) f- OCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
' @6 S8 b5 I, HRange increases to 6,000 yards& Y: w8 Y: U7 Y9 d3 @ V( f* [
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 8 N+ |2 }& y' V9 |9 `
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
K7 o" A2 h% H8 |1 c# ICA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
" f1 ^2 I9 h# {2 f3 J: F }CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards8 p( A( M, M( K/ S0 [/ q
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards* ^: ~0 x, ^1 \/ {1 J/ ^
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards0 v+ y6 A( b2 b! _8 f/ E
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards1 d, |) H' A: Q" r
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
) h6 i1 ?% k/ @7 }: k" P* \CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards. `8 x1 d9 A9 ^5 D
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
) e7 R/ T/ E3 I8 _9 h! K S2 mTask forces break off...* z0 d( L6 T7 H0 U
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards5 u# N4 j: |* w0 x% Y
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Japanese Ships4 H/ ]! m6 j; Y7 p0 M
CA Aoba, Shell hits 22 Z3 t8 e) i9 y- ?: t
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire2 t/ Y9 t- D+ }1 k: c: I
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 18 X; B4 B j. _* G' u. \/ J
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
. j2 S$ I) ~4 {# d& Y& C1 j CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 o. |, U, y( H2 q# J CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
, E& D. i$ h! \/ N- M% i CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 @" E# R4 i4 V& \& OAllied Ships, b( f0 [# ]* U1 c9 `& b
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
/ M; f9 l+ x! p CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) ^. @9 P. m, E9 T7 W9 r
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- |4 G a/ R4 n" e; R DD Mugford
1 a9 V4 y/ j: b# }. Y0 ^ DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
' F! n3 H1 E) k+ I) l4 F DD Patterson" E' ~5 e5 A; A8 a% B4 i( C) I
DD Jarvis
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. x& T# G6 @1 Z9 |) v2 ^$ RReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
$ \5 e# \8 |5 gMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards$ h( i0 F6 u M3 s$ u P
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 v( O1 J5 _; d0 HRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 s) L. B" v7 r- q4 H
Range closes to 8,000 yards...- g/ D: h, U8 ?4 d2 ~
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
5 D! i# u4 ~* c8 J( RRange closes to 2,000 yards...
1 |' v, q X6 N( ]" cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
M3 d& ], l4 Q9 R) H1 X. w* gCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
$ Q: [0 i) ^. |6 E- K' G3 nCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
9 z% C/ ~" [( } b$ }# u G8 ^* o9 [CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards$ X: [; c5 r) F* j8 l: x+ e5 V
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
1 [8 Y" [" d! S( @" X) p% ICA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! m" \! Y, K7 ~CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards5 w @1 H/ N: j
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: v @. s* j7 c; |CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards% p, Y6 b- @- w, |1 Y6 O! I( V5 q6 t
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards% n0 |1 ~- [) W) c3 t3 K
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& X3 `' s2 F0 _6 s- ^. o6 n+ WCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards- Z p0 p0 p ]9 z
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
p# c, L' u( U, j1 {- j! m- y, SCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
f6 X4 S \& \, [+ B! n- e% m+ mCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
& x2 U$ u* P5 r WCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards7 X/ i3 m& q: ]# h8 {8 H$ A2 R5 v
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards1 @+ Y* ^0 `( f/ y
Range increases to 5,000 yards
7 b5 H" ?- T% u& jCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
- V# T+ M, Y! c$ e6 c" XCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards& }& I. {& ?: L' E5 H+ e! o
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards% q; e; b: [, z" g2 ^5 {$ J
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
# L G2 C5 b$ t9 c& _CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards H9 X1 i/ n* i( I# } v: x2 {
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards/ q1 q2 P- y: { i8 W/ M
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards6 ]3 L, x- Y* O s i: ` q- i! j u
Range increases to 8,000 yards
2 ~" E' N- _. G4 o+ g' SCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
; Z9 C* a8 H7 l) iCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards+ J+ t7 G8 {6 g- g' X
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
" i g; r3 [$ A) HCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards5 o8 X- w: n2 t0 x2 u# x
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards3 N9 t; @9 s7 }* s* l& R
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
9 T# b4 B! U S/ l! | \$ tRange increases to 9,000 yards! j0 E6 r L( P. ^
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards9 I6 d7 A6 K7 M$ R
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
; b9 d m7 J" d# [5 ECA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards- P9 U# C" }7 v$ y. E& H
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
+ R8 Z6 `( d, XCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
' l3 a+ }2 ^9 Q$ y' E3 }CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
- @. O- R* ]* I1 eDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards* m" F: z0 f. M: ] t
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage( c& v! @# v, f3 ~7 R" x8 Z0 ~7 n
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships$ r7 h# l0 P1 c0 `4 }; ?* p
CA Aoba
c+ Q# x; B: A2 T; O1 H CA Kinugasa
4 W2 ? i" M# X# u* G2 b6 G CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
5 y( r5 u; q1 f7 v CA Kako, Shell hits 1
. }# T. u: P7 [ CL Tenryu
: V& ]$ Z$ Z. k1 \; u CL Tatsuta) _8 P+ l3 R6 O2 W
CL Yubari" z1 i7 k, K/ }' l2 r
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Allied Ships% ~/ D$ m9 e5 u* R3 O* H& G5 q
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk9 w- M: S' ~# S8 d2 H* {( P5 V
DD Balch% f. M! V$ `' D4 m' A5 b8 `" n
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
! o: D# f- k" m$ x% F7 }Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
+ A5 e; x2 W$ ?8 A) A# ^2 ORange closes to 24,000 yards...) w0 M" | A: ]& u& P. d
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
j/ g8 h: P) N0 Z7 }# tRange closes to 20,000 yards...
6 e, \/ m& y6 b+ w2 FRange closes to 18,000 yards...8 O8 y$ {0 m2 a
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' h: g* g& b& i+ V) z2 f
Range closes to 14,000 yards...: K# w8 T# p! `. V9 o! Y D; a( Y
Range closes to 12,000 yards...+ a1 e& k. o# V" g& i& D# \' f5 q% r" Q
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
7 Y: M. }# O+ d1 E; e D/ XRange closes to 10,000 yards...
# y* N, q0 Z7 `* ~( {+ z7 T3 xRange closes to 9,000 yards...
5 I/ t1 L& c! K' x2 M$ mRange closes to 8,000 yards...
: }4 t5 ?( `( i% _( ~ }. vCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards- @1 X/ g( O# K) y4 z
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( N# `* n, U* m- \$ v5 t- S# [1 Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
u' E- i5 b+ n- G0 E; y) t KCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards( m t Y0 _0 p# C
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
* D- v/ r% R W8 M. c2 KRange increases to 7,000 yards
& y' [4 a6 M4 O$ JDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards6 m' L" S3 P& U% k( ?# b# P
Range closes to 6,000 yards
- a p4 }0 T9 r: t/ D( z5 JCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
/ q. A% O j% SCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
" o. b! a0 N) t5 NCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards5 r# n3 O7 L I" b) g5 f$ y
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards7 t, A$ w. `0 f* f2 f' \$ G
Range closes to 4,000 yards
, \( c. r* V3 v6 L6 ?CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards. v! E; p, }- G! `: V1 v! ?: i% x+ i
Range increases to 7,000 yards; ?7 v2 ]+ E) Y w6 v8 M
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
* [' f2 s Z: u$ pRange increases to 11,000 yards& d+ [: R1 {1 K6 o. ~9 G
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards4 \$ G+ q/ N1 ~4 b
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards- t( T7 @! E" @. m, G
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CA Aoba: r2 }; {. K( Z1 V- H
CA Kinugasa
5 ?3 `; Z* ~4 M CA Furutaka6 a6 C g" o% K/ ~$ l) H
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
0 V' R/ c5 }5 \1 y* d2 e CL Tenryu( q% f$ c- L% I1 }; E: }
CL Tatsuta: h% `2 V9 x7 h* l
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships4 l$ P* ~0 F( J1 O
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire% B4 c3 E" p9 n" J1 R! Q$ n$ G. g( C
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& a4 B! f/ k" n! _& g8 L# g6 eReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight, r% h; I4 }7 c, I+ p
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
5 v, h1 ^( [; Z0 g5 zRange closes to 24,000 yards...
3 @# R! K. O7 MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
( d' T- L9 E E6 C I% W) vRange closes to 22,000 yards...
. T( g. _5 B, x) a* \; D$ SRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' \/ R! h K7 p/ rRange closes to 18,000 yards...2 Y$ v& e) N+ o6 Q0 T7 }
Range closes to 16,000 yards...4 d5 U# W& L3 z0 O3 n! L$ t8 l
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
' X. ]4 V; P8 V: S' `* nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
8 U6 U3 h# k1 M9 ^% rRange closes to 11,000 yards...2 V$ u9 ^3 z$ m; e. H0 Z: ^
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
9 p2 e% N2 E; i# s, L8 F5 ?: \) SRange closes to 9,000 yards...
! |0 H& c9 v- R$ i* d1 i. xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
% A6 [ E4 P0 J) jRange closes to 7,000 yards...
; K, v( e+ [! X$ D+ `3 {Range closes to 6,000 yards...' o, b# y6 g4 z& Z* t
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
. m+ h5 Y) V/ p9 t, J; d; qRange closes to 4,000 yards...3 Z& @, F0 ~6 |, w" }7 j$ l8 i
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
1 O% X! z; g gCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards% E' s' X$ j% k
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
: ?! ^6 Z* G! H* CRange increases to 4,000 yards0 b8 k- }% `$ i* K0 M) r
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
% N1 {5 D5 ?1 W$ y U8 k# ACL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards1 f$ C; u2 d) u* U
Range increases to 5,000 yards+ ?8 \: a+ U4 r
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
2 N1 n7 i& z7 D& s( |5 V1 Q: E7 e, ]Range increases to 9,000 yards
2 u/ ?3 G% w0 _1 }, w+ dCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards1 W! N; I; i4 ^& w6 {- M' J, H" g
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
1 i5 g( {7 y. X' vTask forces break off..." U1 ^! S- r, B- Q7 d/ F/ o
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; d: E! O9 A" g9 Y5 G( eNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards2 K% G! O9 b" ^) K% o" R4 u
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Japanese Ships
, T( t o8 j% s5 d% F CA Aoba
# S, [8 X# [5 J! I4 a CA Kinugasa
# v5 s, R& ^9 @3 U CA Furutaka
7 {1 @6 V: b$ Z" Y% k! ] CA Kako' ]! U0 \+ P$ _
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire6 u j8 y3 R( ~& K% r: [
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
, z& S0 s! R# I CL Yubari: I5 n& Z6 N/ q
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Allied Ships: y5 |$ M* l2 [' y5 o3 J' R
APD Colhoun/ s4 {: U( p- x Y6 C; u
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
# [' [ D% }1 R7 C* v! H& q DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
8 q5 ^4 p4 i$ r4 q$ V [ DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage9 {) M$ M, X* Q- W) u4 O' J) _
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
2 z$ E8 {% g; L& B: X# b AP Harris- ]; }/ z6 b5 M5 O
AP Zeilin
& f; g$ ~8 _ A! Y AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
; X3 C9 z" M$ c- P2 r AP Heywood. p2 G% e9 a2 z5 Q) H, o; d! b9 H
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire" a; r5 `4 i. H% S* [# x
AP President Bowen
. d m5 d U ~- V) O AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire( q9 Y1 a. i7 ?/ z/ ?; b
xAP President Wilkerson" V$ W; {& I9 f
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2 `" F. L( X- O, H! a9 L+ LAllied ground losses:
7 b( Q, ]; U: [$ ^& F6 ` 105 casualties reported
; ]1 e2 Z& |; H) ?! C% Y& f0 x Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
, e$ P0 H1 r5 b1 x! H8 p6 q Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled) K- b5 d* v j) h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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/ y, _1 O! l J; rJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& A- w& `8 K- Z. {4 N7 O1 FAllied TF begins to get underway
3 Z7 e0 _: I' k5 D- M9 aReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight. {& N. O1 o' `7 s9 k7 L
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
Z( U& j/ K+ G6 M! a9 |Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 n) y. ?1 k+ F# Z! M
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
u4 J; T* T$ N+ E' [Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. s6 B4 Q. @4 }/ ^. n% w- O3 y5 aRange closes to 5,000 yards...
Y1 @- Q# u7 W3 VRange closes to 3,000 yards...8 r9 i" n p% G8 @5 M
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: R* _: X6 M8 B
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards: g" Y. U2 G3 b+ ]# e3 q n
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
3 U. Y# S. _& d! Q) L4 W6 H% ACA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
; m& `; L8 T3 M4 i. r. K: `CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards$ N7 Q+ x0 ^/ r6 X
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
) y2 B: x0 D& rCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
% V9 e! \! J6 e; J+ j3 r2 iCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
/ C. U/ v9 v4 a& `+ D6 |Range increases to 2,000 yards
. R! k; H2 L. J: uCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards1 @) |6 Q7 h% y1 |* ?" d8 ?$ X
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards0 h* j3 |+ Y! P1 i9 d8 d
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
3 [ }3 w. W$ G; @4 vCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards! `, m2 q4 U! E$ o# j9 H
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
5 a0 b# }: z2 c4 s) jCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards( l" z1 f* u) e# p% z+ I, K
Range increases to 4,000 yards
- u% |3 j; }. R' Z# wCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
& z5 ?- n2 ]( E5 c. DCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
6 c" h! Y+ r; n- S) P$ X* qCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards: j' B. K) P7 `6 J6 D
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
! o. @0 J+ w/ T) R1 p+ I" r. [CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
6 J4 v: z6 A e# O6 PCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards: z U* P. |9 h: o u- C: `' T
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards# v. _8 S0 H' s- M
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
# T) O2 R; T- L5 [/ v7 lTask forces break off...
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, \ E/ t4 J$ s- h2 [8 D! A. E第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。3 f9 Y$ {" }, m1 l- x) a
万恶的58！！！
0 Q4 {) ~9 F1 ^+ d) WAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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% Y% A' p" X! e+ }Weather in hex: Clear sky( S; l$ z; I$ V1 ]4 g0 e! {" N
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.8 K- z* O7 G: V6 O |2 B$ w9 s
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes. e, q3 b$ `% P% b @8 P/ d6 h
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Japanese aircraft
2 X# x R' ^, q no flights6 m |) @/ G3 N3 B5 h8 E+ I
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$ o4 B1 M$ W5 P4 y6 AAllied aircraft
) ^0 u# s( ^! H) L t F4F-4 Wildcat x 86 J# _& u7 b7 x8 j: t, \
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82% i9 L. D8 _" D! ?, e+ x
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
2 D0 Q: f8 ~ {7 K9 I) Z. j0 C* uNo Japanese losses# Z' S+ I) s# d3 K0 l
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
1 ~# ~% w2 O' e+ W9 _ TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire+ U+ X( C- j7 D: y0 j# A# Q
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
7 K" i0 l0 N$ n; Z# w- x( J& w& W. j CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
* [& N# u! ~. G7 m7 F4 `$ U 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。
