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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
+ a, s }1 K( ~( m+ _Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards/ H5 W# ]- d' V" K8 E; Q3 j! e7 T
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Allied aircraft
$ u9 @! T8 P0 a8 N0 x4 W: `& D no flights
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% |8 a+ x# Q; T. Q2 yAllied aircraft losses
, k9 g5 U% ]. L7 B; \" k( {( C; BNo Allied losses
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+ y4 b9 A9 T$ [9 SJapanese Ships" _+ }3 U4 E+ W" D4 Q% E
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ `8 _5 Q3 n8 Y5 [3 m9 f) O CA Aoba/ `( }, E2 o9 ~1 r$ M
CA Kinugasa' {# Z4 J% M& u! i* o. f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4, z+ M" d# d0 U0 A, w1 L% a
CA Kako: l, X3 q- ~/ y* T1 R# }! M: A! l
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 12 {" _4 I! ?5 U% x- [& z/ f
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
; S5 V& L; m# m$ m L CL Yubari& v( G! @. ^; D/ z
$ q5 v7 ^+ Z5 c1 S, f& r1 g- |Allied Ships
+ d% `% b* q4 u, F2 F I4 r3 | CA Salt Lake City& F2 U A w) O9 p+ V, a7 H% p: m
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
: I6 f! z2 L+ w DD Grayson
0 N' V* I- O" i! m7 v: B DD Monssen
( I7 _; s+ c4 l DD Aaron Ward& p- I4 K, S: J6 L3 r6 A. l7 T
DD Laffey
7 `7 }! X/ v( r; Z5 t DD Farenholt8 M0 O# c' R2 X& i9 h9 V
DD Maury/ Y* }0 F' H2 @9 D0 s I5 r3 G
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ {& q* S" [0 _5 I) ^3 n/ y DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 w9 q* o9 J, K1 I2 R7 q+ D8 W& U DD Stack6 p% `+ g; R* E+ [# b. }, Y" S" E
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
, _% l3 ]- v2 m; c% N3 Y# E DD Balch- t8 k( d# a7 X7 N
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5 G/ y$ L$ @' @. OReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
" u; O! H) h( S! K9 V0 d( XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! c1 S$ x: m5 F7 ^- K* {Range closes to 20,000 yards...
% R6 U; t0 f( c% o2 _Range closes to 14,000 yards...
. t3 G7 e9 k6 L4 cRange closes to 8,000 yards...0 `* g6 u3 m9 _% o: K" R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards- r8 k" o7 v% @* @1 `& X
Range closes to 5,000 yards...* z( Z& Q& [+ o
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% j8 m: U5 a" B5 H. }, p) DRange closes to 1,000 yards...
* w5 r+ H: k! xScott, N. crosses the 'T'# `" \. O# F$ A; e' b# G
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards5 r2 a8 w, r. i [' Q
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
; ~% ^5 M M3 PDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
3 U2 U4 L+ Z4 L2 @) }CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
8 L7 L$ ]) S' E. q7 l" `CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' R/ i8 Y* h3 @2 ORange increases to 2,000 yards
" N- J2 y3 M6 n" ~. H8 X2 QDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
% D W; E" Y2 p' T; `CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
4 W/ h# P, \2 J y; s" zDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
6 K1 R0 z+ ?8 G/ J1 k; d) dCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
- ~( z: V3 S7 G8 }0 u RDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards5 Z' e9 x" [4 W; u
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
( c& Z( V b( ]1 SDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards( K" G; d+ q1 L) V" m; s4 j/ w
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards6 h# B' w$ P! v- g* u- K5 O0 Q
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
# P& s% P: _1 @8 FRange increases to 6,000 yards
+ v$ ~# \* ^( [% P! C9 aDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
& o2 ]2 t- |/ s3 p% QCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards! r8 m% h2 J& ]2 |/ n
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
; u% x/ V" W7 n: dCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
7 ~, A1 Z* W7 W8 v+ |CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
( Y+ D. S9 d+ V/ w+ B9 R. ICA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards( N4 P9 z* A8 ?4 i( I4 N
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
# c# m7 V+ n: WCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
: [9 V1 B/ q$ S+ zCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards; a7 ]' a5 |* A2 Z; z7 S: i
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards" j& g0 D) U) F
Task forces break off...( H4 l1 Y# V8 s: `4 j, x! P4 D
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) R& ^ ^# w4 f1 {! t' X0 gNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards) L. K. P& L* t1 r
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Japanese Ships) z: O6 M* _7 J; a9 _: z
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2- V' g5 b _) m" _5 y# v: ?5 C
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire2 k# q! z6 b" _/ {! j/ p4 L
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
W5 i. Y# E5 Y0 A. r7 x! f4 N6 I CA Kako, Shell hits 1
4 M: F8 v) ^1 P6 K2 s CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
# H d( ?5 h7 ^ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire1 H7 r$ j) G3 b7 g" Z Y
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire% U* Y' s( t9 n3 X9 e0 _2 `2 a- n
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Allied Ships
$ l0 r- O! r$ @& i' X CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire r3 \; ]* |+ b5 t& z9 P8 I
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage0 o. @. y2 J) R2 p
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage1 d3 r+ V& x6 F* H, K
DD Mugford: A, c8 |' x) g" R( _
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2" ?0 }4 V, o/ R$ G
DD Patterson
* |6 k; t) a: s& q DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
: u7 ] [2 b2 c4 c$ Z( Q# FMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
! `+ {; c: Q; \$ _Range closes to 20,000 yards.... l, }0 W L2 V6 E* V0 t" f& Z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ f; b/ o& [" ]" ~ x5 W! j
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... _* z! u# _1 ]7 v( |& g
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
- X, v2 ^: u5 O: u8 z" C5 K2 M" ^4 p9 z# cRange closes to 2,000 yards...
L7 y9 G6 l, y+ X6 DCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards% P6 ]9 p' B, E4 ^* n( n; z/ a
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
! [# U7 `+ |/ o- Z: qCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'2 P( ^7 Y2 Q/ \
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards: h+ Y. O% \" ^6 Q1 G% S
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards8 m3 m- s$ t$ _8 `! j7 a6 V/ a
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
& ?3 k" o9 c2 P+ ~CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards7 I! u% E( M; Q4 ]; Q1 ?( v
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards' V& x* {# j/ Q6 i% c. j' l1 L$ q
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
+ g$ _. V7 |* T" ]CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards+ H( Y' N @. y: Q/ T
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
% B) _" ?& \8 lCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
0 p2 t% j: r/ C4 ~) z0 {, o) `CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
( _ I1 n" x3 n9 F# H5 |; `CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
! A+ m, _' g( Y2 i8 [CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
9 b6 D( n/ S# e- b r+ b/ SCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards1 v) w3 r) w5 E
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
# v0 J" e* r# r+ W4 k1 sRange increases to 5,000 yards
1 Q$ r. R- J' T6 G2 M1 t+ ^$ rCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards) V+ Y- X3 Y. u; T2 v* }& Z* O6 s1 a+ g; }
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
8 c# M" S# z% l1 LCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards! }+ f- u. i Z- _* b% T8 E
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards% I t/ i$ x; W
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards4 x! g! R# r+ O- U
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
d- \( f6 D% i( _% y' wCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# e+ ^, q. [: i5 u# c$ }
Range increases to 8,000 yards a! _ t- {! c
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
2 C/ H* a' Z+ t0 \, RCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards2 [# x% a6 C- J7 |7 \
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
% m' @7 |2 w2 f, ]2 C2 KCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards8 S P S! Q4 M, X$ d3 r8 @
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards2 ]9 T/ N2 {6 v3 z$ H/ J
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
" K. F9 S3 O/ j" V h: F- H3 tRange increases to 9,000 yards
' v7 n' l% \4 X* t( o) fCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
( A0 q9 @' [5 |1 kCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards4 o: ]4 p4 h& k5 p
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
8 `: V- _+ i$ D/ W u+ DCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards& u) u$ C: q6 ?0 V
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards/ K. \4 N; s+ k( p" S' M8 o( e* q
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards* [4 x/ ^" F" G! s: k! J
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
]8 l5 l: E' m1 K, l* \Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
j } g) a+ vTask forces break off...; b: f9 J7 t- S+ w" X4 F7 }9 j8 m6 Y
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3 v5 x# Z, |( `Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards% f4 I4 d( N' N8 c' K! E& t2 d
* `# u& h# V; T3 {) ]! P4 p, h. DJapanese Ships ]* [; j* z Q |/ I
CA Aoba2 y: j# ]" a5 r/ q% A. _
CA Kinugasa+ a3 t+ R' J( r7 M- l& g7 u
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2 J; s" Y0 P0 ^1 @; [
CA Kako, Shell hits 14 g7 X7 B) Q' T3 n+ v0 h7 z* T7 o
CL Tenryu
9 }9 g' Q% H1 `9 @/ D CL Tatsuta; G K* g+ K1 d, X7 K# ~
CL Yubari8 B C: N) h: g1 y. \9 _
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DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
3 g2 d! o& a1 ` DD Balch+ H5 Y5 a: L1 F& T4 i* E
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight) Y: A0 J4 ]9 A; f8 {
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
8 x9 t1 I" t y% S2 i' aRange closes to 24,000 yards...
0 Y8 c8 n! d- Z& ~Range closes to 22,000 yards...6 f1 i1 e% l3 l" r3 L2 p! R7 H0 B
Range closes to 20,000 yards...+ ?* F$ v" c8 U/ c1 ]4 q: l5 j
Range closes to 18,000 yards...2 P. q9 Y) Z( n7 C" a# d0 Z
Range closes to 16,000 yards...$ y- [$ g9 |3 W1 L+ K8 O3 X2 Y8 W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 j2 D+ S( m- s1 {Range closes to 12,000 yards...
1 I4 f) f+ |6 | r8 l) Z* xRange closes to 11,000 yards...
' I2 K5 F& k, a; F- [( m2 ~5 l" ]Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 W2 I) y# ` N2 SRange closes to 9,000 yards...
- b9 k$ Q0 |/ H/ W( }Range closes to 8,000 yards... `, m/ O( S: T1 y" n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
7 m4 }. Y$ r2 F4 LRange closes to 7,000 yards..., O( W7 [- s2 G
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
4 \5 _0 [( E; q% YCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards( o6 O6 r2 s1 z/ k, b* f5 H* R
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards8 `8 j$ I5 V7 J
Range increases to 7,000 yards
9 h$ R Z: ]+ ZDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards$ `& S8 j6 v' n' k" J
Range closes to 6,000 yards
+ }" z. J/ L4 w5 k2 [CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
# O% ^# V6 ]" `% ]5 ACA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards" A9 X- P$ v; K ?2 ]5 q
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
4 C; M. I- b( U/ ^DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
: I& V# u) M% b0 {9 eRange closes to 4,000 yards+ v( n/ f; q" t. k7 O" c, U
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards2 F7 J2 Q& O; [% A$ v
Range increases to 7,000 yards9 t1 e$ j! ]4 {; f' }/ l/ P8 t2 [
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
, G( b+ O) l7 {! A' kRange increases to 11,000 yards* O* O& ]1 c' Z( h
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards! F+ Z+ n) k# [& }: ^& h( Y- y
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape& V: ?2 ^% D1 ^
Task forces break off...8 q; Q. n. v+ h. D$ s0 E* P
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& m( f5 Y+ t x! pNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards( J$ E! w4 R6 g
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Japanese Ships1 W. j: ]0 m) X) ^2 Z; N$ }$ L
CA Aoba
5 f: D. w; a- J# o) I+ x* L CA Kinugasa S% _" [- I/ o' y& D
CA Furutaka- J; e% f* n: Y' j; H* g1 q
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
+ B* B+ ^# m8 S# x& Q CL Tenryu
1 V# f U) M7 i+ k% g: K: ]- q2 {% Z: v CL Tatsuta
1 M$ H5 y8 \% C6 c; ^" l0 ~5 c4 G CL Yubari) Q6 S4 {1 G0 ~, V" |
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DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
+ S6 x3 H) y% m$ \1 s. Y5 ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
( w" w$ r* z5 _5 v# x6 dRange closes to 24,000 yards...
; _( S3 v4 P4 A, a5 c6 DCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
8 D1 @2 ^0 |/ k Y/ t' YRange closes to 22,000 yards...
0 l G% a! a( \Range closes to 20,000 yards...
, m+ C2 s% ~. ]$ o3 |Range closes to 18,000 yards...
, j7 @* v& O* E) k, c1 mRange closes to 16,000 yards...( k) x4 J: l9 P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...: R; ?% _% p, k3 V6 V
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
: S4 r7 C* f" bRange closes to 11,000 yards...3 \7 m* J4 g2 Z7 V9 H& o. X" k
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
# f$ p( C- M$ KRange closes to 9,000 yards...( _) L7 ^8 v- e ~# s. _
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& Z8 L$ d( e' U
Range closes to 7,000 yards...& R* E0 F0 {1 a* a* d5 |, m+ v
Range closes to 6,000 yards...6 h& _) O- e. s1 R- H
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
4 P* Z1 R/ F! n' `: X$ i! `9 URange closes to 4,000 yards...
( e- L, T0 T* n1 mRange closes to 3,000 yards..." t# I% U$ r, @. [ U9 g
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
7 S( g/ Y" j0 PCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
+ f4 e+ w/ [- Z& H0 \+ oRange increases to 4,000 yards/ k F8 \' V) c3 i% F
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
& Y0 Q$ o' G* ]5 W1 v! \CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
! c/ A. h: u0 F: u4 lRange increases to 5,000 yards
- q/ ?4 h3 _1 @0 p" p' t% g3 KCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards% H/ _ w( q0 B7 b; e( i3 p& k/ |
Range increases to 9,000 yards
. A B" q- Y" Y9 MCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards3 u) |* R! n% [# p+ c
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape: {6 b5 a# f! d: u/ `4 }
Task forces break off.../ h6 C M3 w7 R
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0 m, {* M, p) e5 d/ W% p% iNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards* x- H9 }, B3 x" J" }) x
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Japanese Ships
& m; ]* H" T# ^, _8 z/ F$ {3 j; i CA Aoba
0 M) X; L8 u0 B% x! p CA Kinugasa
' k& O! V3 Q' o$ P0 J/ Q) M CA Furutaka
; d) \2 Y. e. q/ G* X6 c: g; c CA Kako
9 ~, C" M) W0 l7 X CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
; g0 z4 V% _9 J CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire/ H0 X! S% q4 b" Z# w
CL Yubari
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9 S- j9 H9 s0 k3 O4 yAllied Ships
: s" t- [/ v8 x1 P APD Colhoun
2 i. ~4 X: }" Q APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
& d; u2 M+ v9 |7 \% f3 v$ E DMS Southard, Shell hits 12 B* r7 b9 {$ M. ^6 ~& e. D
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
# W: Q1 D* M% k2 ?. d3 }, { AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires4 s( N5 R6 }+ o3 _1 B1 x0 S4 e! j
AP Harris: ~' C8 l6 b# g# q
AP Zeilin
) q. y2 g d |5 a. a h AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage% A% U; t) p4 y' H, ~( x% B W1 f
AP Heywood) U" u: K' ^0 v6 H
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
& h5 x. m1 } O- m* U: B AP President Bowen
' _0 A, g0 ?1 c0 ` AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire/ x% G: g& I" ]
xAP President Wilkerson
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* t2 C' t1 z* ]3 T0 `( bAllied ground losses:% y' R: \+ O. L* K
105 casualties reported& n# u4 M5 Y, P$ M9 K. u9 T0 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled& O- J3 y0 U, [: ^. P
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
1 a$ |, b& g7 ~3 G Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! S; I- E, B& \5 V8 M3 r+ F
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
: R; W7 l5 t WAllied TF begins to get underway
) q; W) _, R& y3 l" A3 V7 YReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
+ b8 `4 p" N7 E) r' P! T9 XMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
4 e+ q3 y' n' e6 v* R; w9 t" pRange closes to 18,000 yards...' e3 I/ F' p/ Z% m* K9 |; \0 Q" P3 C
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
* r5 W u8 C9 ?# C! mRange closes to 8,000 yards...6 v! j( }* t- D( _
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) A! |- ?$ D: n0 Z. l. MRange closes to 3,000 yards...% w& A2 Z: P p. {" Z
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
1 n3 I' b6 c1 ?2 KCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards) a T4 B, T& H( P) f
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards5 i6 L r( H/ Y( N/ C. k8 _
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
: k5 h+ @' z yCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
4 _- x$ y F. w |; yCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ S6 Z+ i+ v3 u, S- j2 y. M. VCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
9 r2 j n0 {" m3 L) HCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards3 l& r; G8 }% M R
Range increases to 2,000 yards
; c0 r. T5 k+ G4 G- d V# s3 y8 xCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
- X% _4 [. _4 z& I# T5 n3 x# R- ~CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 N9 f0 }& V0 j& UCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards J# ~$ l; v$ {' J$ B! a
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
' c2 Q7 z: G+ ?% f6 X/ s, p& [9 pCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards$ J; ] e9 m% F
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards: m1 j" U7 m, a0 k
Range increases to 4,000 yards
& B |7 {, L2 A% `* X5 u7 VCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards/ z. V, P- @ {4 }
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards. W8 r0 y0 o" N3 @
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards4 X# O3 ~2 [- f- t6 ~
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
5 W8 I2 d4 b; K- C3 mCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards }# R+ v" l, o. Y
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards+ p# l0 I( o1 }1 l% U7 U3 H
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
* @ z( J U, Q0 N9 rAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
7 j# G. ] }# G" \; PTask forces break off...* V0 |$ e7 Y3 @. s$ \! ]
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万恶的58!!!
2 O+ r/ G$ V; B) [9 H+ v# P, aAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134+ R8 ^0 ?7 e- s, |( l" O
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Weather in hex: Clear sky/ N' H: P# c }2 I6 g5 x8 B
1 j8 h; Q" s4 ?5 e0 P5 A9 a0 @Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
* h+ s, T/ D/ Q) L" \ A% U' o, yEstimated time to target is 12 minutes' H" z, ~- [- t4 G- X9 S
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Japanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft7 m$ B' h. Y4 o
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 C7 \" q: a U+ p SBD-3 Dauntless x 82, ^- _0 L) o4 @% j; K
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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5 x2 W: Z' W( E$ T4 YJapanese aircraft losses" Z: _6 ]. r/ p; e; l
No Japanese losses- P$ f& X2 e2 G2 W( m* o: K4 i
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Allied aircraft losses$ d# ?. f: {5 S& G
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged' I2 ^# q3 L2 [, \7 H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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`6 K: _/ ]- ^" O% P) |Japanese Ships
( y3 d7 F3 W0 z8 _/ j L$ U CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire; r. A" j% o+ \
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk/ i$ V* h; H6 m* F8 m) q, {9 [
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage0 [- h- s8 f2 t1 A
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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