8月9号
0 U8 L K# c; [8 a9 k" q第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
' }( C5 E K) l* G& a+ DNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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9 a8 Q- s9 ^, mAllied aircraft0 T# e8 G% `1 G% B! Q& V
no flights: H$ I+ a0 r G8 J9 _5 s4 ]5 G
+ H, p# X1 r" ~/ s# {Allied aircraft losses
4 U, X. S# H6 ?0 _* LNo Allied losses9 ], [+ r3 B/ |2 |
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Japanese Ships4 v3 U9 ?/ h* F8 D
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
/ ^ q! f8 S" }! i, T; G CA Aoba
* q3 @' U1 j( h2 C/ b CA Kinugasa
3 M0 O% g: p! n. f3 ]. y CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4& V4 r* C: K# u
CA Kako
. [" {" w8 m# u8 ?% r CL Tenryu, Shell hits 11 U+ @3 G- V1 t* p) [, x6 V
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6/ m) u4 ^! B" w0 I N
CL Yubari
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! Y' B+ v1 C3 D. L" J0 Q2 o# gAllied Ships
( A& l" d) E, H# W CA Salt Lake City
) C+ t J, m& ^# H CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk! b2 K: D" u4 q
DD Grayson
! R3 v% a. [ b# {9 s6 g DD Monssen* m7 V, ^9 z( t3 }4 L
DD Aaron Ward
# b R W& Z, B: ~7 j0 W1 B9 ? DD Laffey: W% F4 p8 `8 v' q
DD Farenholt1 I; q- ? g4 j4 w0 {& p8 m& ^; q
DD Maury
5 ]0 y G8 \: B5 V% e$ w DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage! ?0 J' C! A' W* p5 R4 v6 o" q
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire- K6 a0 O% j8 c& N, Y
DD Stack
4 J% I/ U7 E# q( k! y) J" [1 } DD Sterett, Shell hits 1. R/ o1 J" K0 H
DD Balch
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6 G- } H8 I Z" f9 YReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
" P/ g& W9 J. { IMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards$ V" L! Y! r u8 E Q2 A* Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# D. C6 W% ~$ b, Z. _! uRange closes to 14,000 yards...# r9 O. J+ |6 r+ d
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." S) n8 ]' R4 m! s/ q4 r
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ W$ U) E6 `0 @
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( m2 f: o- N. y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
* ]9 t$ ~1 ~# w. k- r# P+ N- l) iRange closes to 1,000 yards...
" ?- A% N$ c6 W! U: ]) |6 S( y: `1 pScott, N. crosses the 'T'
8 J3 U: M% p/ p$ @! _CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
0 T3 g! W# G. T) Q% \7 m* n# a+ [CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
. D$ x1 s( q7 o8 [0 k" }DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards' \. }7 ]& |4 }2 A. Z( w7 V5 V
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
' \- W! @. U' d7 @% q' [% \CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards0 k9 v- H3 n& ? i9 X0 Q) Y
Range increases to 2,000 yards9 p( ^" h9 f8 b. s4 G$ @& A
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
) B: I1 K: S1 X9 qCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
( F, G+ L2 }& H3 g% ]$ T% X* y" Q; xDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
7 ^, t# F- B# l* I1 mCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards7 y+ |* Q7 V( C3 r. R+ t1 u# @
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
, A8 O" x$ e8 V a( p! tCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
1 X/ H! Y4 |# J& Q# D; f" jDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards0 E$ m9 a% A2 u
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
& g* M: b1 u' F6 ?2 ]CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards, P! X5 J. K( Z" G: a
Range increases to 6,000 yards- M l H6 q$ p" ?" m5 e
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 7 z1 x$ }, S- p& K4 ?6 \0 d+ m
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
) n: g4 q U1 \- zCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
7 y% ~* a7 Q5 u( v" K/ sCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards' v/ t8 T1 f R i% o+ D" f6 M, f' S
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards% A1 I! M) w' a
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
5 e( o* A) A+ \% R8 ECL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
1 }- @ i+ {; GCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
/ s$ J$ o. |: z v5 O7 @& hCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
+ E7 `) y4 N- L- [1 P0 v/ p& zCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
8 C2 E, P* ~ z5 O# s6 kTask forces break off...
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% S+ c. i; T2 P& J) GNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards, c* l! {* v; M6 n V8 n
; c: h- v5 y3 b8 d1 cJapanese Ships
8 d6 z* l) s8 M; B8 h4 x4 z CA Aoba, Shell hits 2" s; Q3 p0 s( ?6 Y
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire- |% x9 f6 j. ]& d4 V7 d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 18 C! f7 s+ R R6 s7 _" D: B
CA Kako, Shell hits 10 Y$ }1 L: K6 X0 C5 D
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire" B# F$ g: V }
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire7 n' j: ^7 D' _3 C4 a+ M8 l, Z
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships1 L, |, C U# J4 y$ `! x! d
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
C0 V5 z0 F U" ~, `# L CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage; \9 b( c5 b: k1 y
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
' C1 C: W1 R: y; X DD Mugford
; F( v. u. F* \5 o1 E& D$ ^, z6 W3 l DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2 \) s; u4 r# `! x
DD Patterson2 {* b6 Y8 k2 E" \! a
DD Jarvis8 F" }7 h1 H2 e6 s, G
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
' j. t6 a2 Q7 y( LMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
. G+ T# v$ b5 X% H; tRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 ^0 L6 W: X, K8 D0 @: v/ M
Range closes to 14,000 yards...# H7 }5 r4 k Q& }7 [* ]! M8 z
Range closes to 8,000 yards...6 Q- |6 y2 ~! G |: ]: t2 J
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
# o O; y! Z; n5 m! B3 v' ^Range closes to 2,000 yards...
9 O+ G9 P+ H X' I4 ]1 kCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
; l3 ~( @1 O; X8 Y3 bCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
, A7 U) c! t7 ], Z3 B7 _, q: t4 aCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
% R# u0 j$ y) A+ b, V+ e. d) gCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
! s) A5 p. P. s9 [0 C- bCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards8 ^) R5 S* d. \
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( @6 F* J/ P% G/ [2 j
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards9 v! _2 S+ ?8 Y- f9 U0 Q
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards$ `) M* F: }+ j7 o5 i
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
! \/ G& q, ~7 N% sCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards2 O; G( y% y; t( m; r* e
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards' h! y1 G/ j j9 w$ N5 i0 G
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards4 ^ ]" T3 C* @6 p: T
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards; n( u0 ~6 f. f( t# w1 ?
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards& [, i' k+ c( [6 x: T
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards V y: N0 j1 ?/ w! l8 Z* u! u
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
+ T+ y8 v* v5 n: L! m) ^1 ~. ]CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards; d7 X; A; _1 k$ A8 R$ `+ u) J
Range increases to 5,000 yards
/ C: U# ^5 u# [$ i, J5 PCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards d) Q. K% P8 t5 U: M1 D
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards! y1 Q% u) V" X5 {9 r4 l* O! H2 n
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
6 K6 [. x, Z9 uCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards$ Y* P6 E! L) D- I
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
L3 c1 g% H, {- |DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
. I; ?& t% ?0 R. o- d/ PCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
' _4 ^# G. o. F# XRange increases to 8,000 yards1 s$ o2 {; ~. u
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
1 l* s& O5 ]# ACL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
7 K! E. `7 e7 s) v& [2 ~- U, t. VCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards/ a6 Q+ T0 e e' t4 J
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
$ U6 T2 f; Y, U! rCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
3 y$ Z" _! v: ?/ Q) w7 u; {7 iCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
- Z) z0 D+ L( ~Range increases to 9,000 yards
8 m8 X# F0 S! Z3 N! ]% g3 E' G1 ]. G9 nCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
, E, s5 W/ X2 t: z/ Z3 YCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards5 `6 H" h5 {6 Y' j2 W
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards7 @4 F- P& ]0 Z% I4 B+ E# R' N _& H
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
% n1 U; G8 @( F7 [3 ~5 a" [CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards: f3 e3 ^% Q) d, F
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards3 T+ s8 G3 O7 R/ G2 n, ^
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
9 k g# y1 d; b, ] r" D) CCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage/ q9 Z \1 p+ p+ {# g4 w4 @. @
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards) {$ e1 q4 o3 ?8 P: ?8 D; \
& D9 w9 Q+ Q" ^- KJapanese Ships
1 c% v: y! X' e0 a3 w CA Aoba
& S" @1 N: ^7 u; f/ k: ] CA Kinugasa
5 ~( J2 m+ \! b& C0 S$ ? CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2+ U9 C+ V. b* t" m' d
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
4 I/ ?$ _. L( @8 E1 U: [ CL Tenryu1 g v* _/ k" Q/ A8 v1 |
CL Tatsuta3 O4 m- {& l' |' z: R1 p0 U
CL Yubari' D: p3 p g0 m" [- Q5 g3 `7 ?7 o
/ L$ L! S2 e8 z$ r; I/ G9 z) N' cAllied Ships1 K6 c7 P( I8 }) R
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk; b+ ~6 h. s+ G! `' a/ m( ~9 ]
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
1 |: v; N3 l0 h6 ]9 GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards" x* `/ ^) r7 u( g9 I% Z- J) Q
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
" c \: B9 C4 GRange closes to 22,000 yards...$ c8 N- i8 H$ V0 X5 O
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
- S& M K- H7 z5 H6 URange closes to 18,000 yards...
; @0 i, z, W& Q: ~, u' [: j5 {7 y) QRange closes to 16,000 yards...4 |# w4 m; O/ x0 P. o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( x. P) v" t$ ^8 f! lRange closes to 12,000 yards...
: l. R: e3 O# V0 ^Range closes to 11,000 yards...* D. W/ T% O0 a5 a- R5 I) q9 U
Range closes to 10,000 yards...: K8 o: b* p& v# q$ ]
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
: {- `, Y! n6 _0 v9 e% `Range closes to 8,000 yards...( j: Z! s7 @- E2 L; H; Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
# F- \6 G( {$ o) m/ ?. K" mRange closes to 7,000 yards...1 K) Q5 B9 I+ ]9 ~' B# V( c
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
0 [$ ~& l' Q) {CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
: b( ], n2 U4 U: H3 S0 d% x' fCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
2 V! S' u) v# d& F% o9 M1 C. C" rRange increases to 7,000 yards* W/ A/ c7 i! n' G
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
, C. d# U2 j( ?Range closes to 6,000 yards
' J& b# F9 Q# R' V# [( p7 }$ B% ]0 BCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
* t5 B! a* [( n$ T4 i. Y/ w" gCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards- G* N2 G; Q% [: k" g! h
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
6 U6 Y1 Q! B$ Q' o5 @DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards* U# b; Q: T6 J7 ~: k* [: A
Range closes to 4,000 yards
4 r$ q% |% {1 X N2 JCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
+ _2 |* z9 L. g( M9 t) s0 RRange increases to 7,000 yards; a5 ?1 M( E4 K: N, g! g
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards. X! x, k& N$ o- [0 Y
Range increases to 11,000 yards
4 y( o, {1 w! K6 \& Q9 y, ^CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards9 o& f7 X7 d: E/ U8 F) K, P
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
: y9 W3 X* f7 s A0 c: t3 zTask forces break off...; E g7 ]: T: t- t6 h" r. v
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 i0 w& J: U" s+ ]' w CA Aoba
+ H5 f8 [* D. L6 X' S6 n CA Kinugasa
9 L/ l i* o( ]" b7 q% p8 X4 e0 F CA Furutaka
5 h9 {; X# ~4 P$ T. K CA Kako, Shell hits 1. f5 Z" k2 `5 A. C3 Z L
CL Tenryu, {6 n. e8 X8 h, H
CL Tatsuta
6 z/ U3 B8 b L: ^: Q; v, O CL Yubari& G. ]9 v4 ]$ s% |( ^+ Z
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Allied Ships
7 V# ^+ { x+ ~! E4 l5 D DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire4 e0 S* E' |; _% `
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight0 C3 i8 i* e* X- A$ _# q
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
1 j! c3 D. w8 WRange closes to 24,000 yards...
9 m: m& I+ B$ I; wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
- h& I+ ^8 L) B1 [Range closes to 22,000 yards...
; p1 c2 z3 t& A4 o7 d GRange closes to 20,000 yards...
* U, G9 N B6 TRange closes to 18,000 yards...
" ^+ T5 {! |" I0 m% _( pRange closes to 16,000 yards...
t9 w( n4 h4 q: L- i8 {0 Y6 hRange closes to 14,000 yards...2 [7 ~! x, l! Z) V/ \$ y0 g W
Range closes to 12,000 yards...' ~/ K& E% r! }8 e1 @
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
! _) o2 M7 W& R# ?Range closes to 10,000 yards...
4 L- a% e* v# ~Range closes to 9,000 yards...
" i8 Z4 }, {* h3 rRange closes to 8,000 yards...6 s( G! }( o7 {5 G; i& b
Range closes to 7,000 yards...# |( w( A) \. Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...7 M; n2 i3 t- H- k! E2 ~
Range closes to 5,000 yards...1 u3 e5 b* b) v/ [2 ?! B
Range closes to 4,000 yards...2 P( b2 j- r* O
Range closes to 3,000 yards...# T4 u \2 K; A5 f) d6 C
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards2 p( ]+ H5 r! T7 P0 A0 \! j
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
' X0 }; X! q9 f0 c3 _5 CRange increases to 4,000 yards1 R) E3 K) o9 L: c
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards9 @4 B4 ^+ K; B# O0 \5 O' n
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards* b) w. b7 Y2 h5 b$ n! o" q( F' `4 f
Range increases to 5,000 yards
, |/ J$ K8 {5 n% j F! K* J3 gCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
- ^$ T6 l2 a6 k) [2 WRange increases to 9,000 yards
/ e2 x2 u. [: S7 V5 ZCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards( {- Z3 y" y1 x [5 i0 j: [
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape9 B' d1 K: `' }" c# S( r) z$ m- |
Task forces break off...- f0 h+ O" q% G
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6 A& M3 `6 A6 j/ L' a2 y4 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards. t: G/ c" O. Q+ P
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Japanese Ships9 ~& @/ s k+ K' n X, U: G/ _
CA Aoba
% I% g/ o) E/ v CA Kinugasa
( h% P+ k3 r. Q4 f CA Furutaka# L& x- X# i6 ?: B
CA Kako
4 P; I; R# e& Y4 ~' }, J% m- Z CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
8 d5 R* l7 p* {. e2 ?( [" u- o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire9 S& s8 H/ G2 D$ r7 H
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
' r) x b" ^; D# N8 K3 G+ N& `( l APD Colhoun
3 y; n; x% W' r* S5 U APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire. l( a# M- |" \$ j7 y3 e' M
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
" B7 E# H5 w9 H" q DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
" C1 s6 @$ d! N+ D& ]( h% N AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires% m$ N8 a$ l' r0 B
AP Harris
- b4 m& v/ i0 N8 S. P: G: P AP Zeilin
; `) L+ G! ~- e6 P AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
; {/ U: P0 @; E4 o% f. i: v AP Heywood
3 b! P+ h$ x. n. A AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire3 Y& }" m. S5 m) {. i0 H/ ^
AP President Bowen
, X. |$ ^8 q- Z- R7 X& a AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
4 H9 }7 }: N6 i; S& C' Y- x; {" d xAP President Wilkerson+ J( L& R( b) {' A& x4 v$ a
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' |6 d7 Q7 l( g# \! q) PAllied ground losses:) h% {: L2 R8 G& G" A- A0 O. E2 ~
105 casualties reported, p$ C8 W* I. \- c* o3 p( @
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ P5 d) g! H u, n$ U Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 T, x% y$ L' b8 d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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8 r9 W7 J: [0 Q" z, ]Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
) J! } S1 N0 M/ J" K1 \& l3 T+ bAllied TF begins to get underway
) ]+ M4 m9 X! v/ L; FReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight$ d4 Q* W, L& S- K) R
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards7 d& g! a, }" R- q% t- f' O9 }
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
! C1 z; x+ ~9 p! N: \ PRange closes to 13,000 yards...
1 v* {% D/ ?3 f+ }0 o9 kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
. f9 F8 k. ~" RRange closes to 5,000 yards...
( O' l! N* L8 R- S# t5 FRange closes to 3,000 yards...
% Z9 t3 r* e! r; a1 [! URange closes to 1,000 yards...6 R9 G4 c6 ?/ o+ h8 }
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards) k& O; E' p$ P
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards' {7 S( ]6 }9 ~9 P
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
" d2 z8 f4 A8 }6 O/ }( [5 z& N, VCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards$ O( q/ J; L+ o
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
3 O$ L2 B* h& X+ `" |CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
p4 m( r6 ^" W# P2 i5 X: @CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
4 ]7 O1 R* g2 c" ZRange increases to 2,000 yards3 s1 a, ~& f" `4 c" @
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
+ n+ V: {+ Y- |9 j V- kCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards$ ~1 W1 _, X8 n/ o0 x
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
) W- h2 p4 T# y1 G0 f% kCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
: b! a& m) d5 Q; cCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards* q! `1 ~2 P1 u/ C
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards; `% L6 u! v/ s/ Q; u9 l
Range increases to 4,000 yards
4 h) m( ^+ Z% q0 k9 P( D# f+ uCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
2 G( O3 |0 r/ gCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards' N* x- e9 e4 ~; ?/ k( N
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards6 [$ `8 O. |, d; P4 }
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
0 e7 ~/ Y' _1 h" mCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards" v: V: z& C% A$ o V
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
- B2 Q; ]) Y4 N+ u9 F% e' vCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards' y8 k& E4 x- K) u; c( F1 i3 z
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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万恶的58!!!
( O' B6 g$ x% M$ oAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134; W! ~, a8 j( R; e$ o- o9 K# S
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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& d# x c6 }7 s2 }6 v2 c* v1 }Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
. n' q0 I, m' H3 u% A4 z2 hEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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no flights
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$ G) d) ~: k/ b' ~4 Y. A# c4 P' uAllied aircraft
% S6 \9 E) s/ L F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
; C( O; \% }. P7 c0 v" r$ Y SBD-3 Dauntless x 822 m+ z' _) z$ ]& c$ ^9 H
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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: `, e7 X: ^/ q1 ]9 P0 uNo Japanese losses
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! b' g) X {7 ~+ a. [Allied aircraft losses
* T1 {+ N3 U( \ [. }3 w4 c SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
. U) `5 P) g( s4 V1 H TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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6 }! O% I2 y; V6 XJapanese Ships
' a* O' m" Z2 L! `$ b CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire3 X3 z& O' o& y# J5 j0 `) z# v
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk/ D ? W* f% x( ^/ b
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage) c G1 m1 }+ d# @& q2 D$ K
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk/ ?$ N" O4 Z1 u1 d: f9 ^! r. E% }
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