8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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) r X8 L7 L, z, XAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses& |0 o. L4 Q6 K6 o
No Allied losses
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6 a; a8 E6 B3 C4 R8 |4 `2 gJapanese Ships5 R* A! F+ \+ F2 [" Q
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
7 H+ Y. p! v- O& Q$ L; h) o' m CA Aoba
6 I2 m, k: z3 V, l CA Kinugasa
: D& z4 E+ e V y. @% _( J- N CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4- T7 X/ N( L0 w; Q. U
CA Kako( c1 |% C+ y, \( p4 F: E+ J- b
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1& R. E) r! X* K' R% e- a
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6( ~9 \+ x3 l6 m& r
CL Yubari
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CA Salt Lake City
7 x0 N; R* E& \ CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk- w7 y( S" X9 x- `
DD Grayson# A) i$ `) E9 B
DD Monssen
* Y$ X5 k- T/ K' Q/ o" J% c6 J' e# K DD Aaron Ward8 j; i8 ]$ e' r7 X
DD Laffey
# z! e4 m( {' l' K9 a. `: Q" d8 [ DD Farenholt$ J6 R- }3 O: f8 K
DD Maury
; S& h' F9 c$ g3 d DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
! J/ w0 f% _9 n8 s L8 \ DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire) {% I# X- A: t4 j5 x X
DD Stack
$ M$ u' M0 Z0 x* s# s DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
% O$ s5 c# F# ?1 R/ E$ W DD Balch+ U; F9 R% S! s1 q% [0 h. K
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9 S# c4 w* U, ]0 f' [0 n1 R/ r# RReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight% x7 n- f) o0 ~8 f- H: u/ B
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
8 |( s" w5 q, b3 ?4 P! mRange closes to 20,000 yards...; E; l0 [ U4 k! D0 T; o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, U* ?8 Z) Q6 N% b( SRange closes to 8,000 yards...) E2 V: v' ]1 w! U% _' }1 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
7 Y6 b) Z) z: R- ]( u; IRange closes to 5,000 yards...& _5 i8 l/ Z9 U2 X' c9 N
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
1 }1 _* C5 C9 xRange closes to 1,000 yards...7 h' M @ P$ @5 h' G9 L* P T
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'/ ~& M! J4 n3 {8 `# y# I
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards. u, ~) N" K. ?- f( r3 P
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards- [! D! ?4 z$ D w, Z, S" O4 U9 ]! G; l
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards8 k2 e7 g6 u# G) K
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
" y- E% _- N% A& o' JCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' ~% F/ O% D2 I/ Y. }8 r6 vRange increases to 2,000 yards& J2 w5 e% s" ^, n* q
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
( C/ ^- J1 n! C1 s; p! S3 RCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards/ G7 I) l1 {2 T& N5 ~1 V
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
a, V, G% a2 N6 g# YCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
# \/ v4 |* P5 @DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards. ]$ t0 h" p+ H' w9 k
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards" o. s- z. s7 z
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
& E0 w& y4 e% O2 R' t$ h1 DCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards/ p* E5 I8 o1 x: \
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards" V) h5 [9 I0 [' f1 _& A
Range increases to 6,000 yards$ o2 [( c/ d* j7 i. F/ m( }
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
" n: f! w2 t6 h! K, g0 w; A' U+ e zCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards0 a7 V( m3 u7 s, t
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards' l4 t8 x9 z( D5 L( @
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards5 U- b7 ^2 N9 b! w$ a' c
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards* H* E$ m7 ^; w4 | e" \
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards. [: Y% J5 ? p/ h% H+ J/ ]! D
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards8 ]: x2 n$ q+ U* V
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
& t, s( F0 c' m# G* c( Y$ cCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
. ^& J4 a/ ~/ A o% x8 O5 HCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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6 D, y# h9 |7 b# ` CA Aoba, Shell hits 20 M1 `1 J" c1 B9 _1 Z" T0 m
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire8 C+ R9 G/ N" _& K
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1/ g0 W" y7 z6 v+ d: d) h
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
7 K! \% b+ r* g# B [5 G1 E( H6 [( L* c CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire* O8 d' M& r( J& w8 k- x
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire1 j* `) @! k) a! e8 q
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
0 j( G# S/ }: p CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 R; Y- p9 i/ K CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ ]% o0 g5 k6 P5 ^+ s X, n CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
- p( l' @0 R' @1 B/ B9 \ DD Mugford
. W$ g# X( P: j/ w2 P DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 22 q% r5 S+ m: D
DD Patterson# i- N8 L) w; Q b G
DD Jarvis$ B( s8 H/ Q. k/ w7 P
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' ]/ c; ?# k* k* U/ P! ~Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
Y) F6 V. o% fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
! s' v, h+ i" yRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" K! |" M& X* \( V) vRange closes to 14,000 yards...
. |- s: W- m# i8 \Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 G7 |" s% L! `2 n7 T0 pRange closes to 4,000 yards.... D! q0 @% J, D& s3 i
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
( a; F* \! ]- g8 R% h8 ~CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
+ }# d1 n: j* _! bCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
# e }* W! I' y. z( l/ ICrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
5 ^7 }! B0 V* P! C; B1 kCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
0 [; ^7 { y( |* B2 C# E$ ^CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards0 K& [8 N$ P4 P, y9 T" ~4 k+ \
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
( g- V' R% L0 [$ fCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards4 e# D% x" @& S6 @' g$ P t
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards4 z& X: F$ h1 Q# m
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
2 O. ^/ G5 U; _: F3 u; q# y. F/ sCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards) _7 t$ S5 x0 y( ?
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
9 G9 g( m& m6 W2 p0 @CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards# b" r3 n9 W3 d j
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards9 a! p3 L2 G' m5 }
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
$ y, s3 u* v. t3 FCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
. ~ `# x# Z4 O0 X! s; [CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards1 p. G# v1 Z5 W+ x- }" F. k
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
" g- g6 s1 ?& K( ~( KRange increases to 5,000 yards" H- l5 R8 `' B3 B) a O( y# A
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 P+ n3 O! [4 T4 Q; NCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
" ?9 N1 G/ T: m0 \CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards/ T# Y5 Y1 H/ C: u8 b# F
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
. h: G5 x7 T$ {. \# B9 dCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
" ?, c3 y0 l( Q! r0 e3 hDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards: u; U0 o, a( L1 z8 E
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards7 S3 p3 j' T7 j! [$ B- b! [
Range increases to 8,000 yards# b+ p5 A0 T, R5 ~# Z2 i5 Z9 G
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
9 ~! {! d' }) Y; VCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
6 w2 q) M. p7 U ?; M* {CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
/ `% ~0 S/ k9 s( TCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
! ]# S, U, h' M" FCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards! B( y* T! O( m, K$ D
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
I) E: X! w- p1 d' I- V6 JRange increases to 9,000 yards
$ b8 Z. q3 l: ICL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards0 q9 q4 A/ J& o4 q; t
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards( }9 ^. v4 g0 {- V# T5 A
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards; X9 ?/ q+ [' {) C7 c2 \
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards! S+ W1 @! b1 S# x S
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards( s4 q G, |& [& H3 {$ C
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards5 E, B8 o) ~, K
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards! G# r) y ?& R' w
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
7 a2 g& F* n: @: v& n8 ~Task forces break off...+ |1 K! v2 _4 T- _2 J* v1 p
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. A/ t3 O! v3 u2 I+ nNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards) x; _2 `1 i6 F7 M/ u" i) h
# {$ b: B" f; p$ yJapanese Ships. R9 h7 o/ N, i2 Q. _
CA Aoba& V9 H4 H/ L- v8 i
CA Kinugasa8 n- z p5 S J' ?! H- E
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2! T; v0 H1 A+ m# V: d2 |
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
, T3 v) q7 N. D- |) B0 T( l+ k CL Tenryu
" i! P. a+ Z( J) L& n& u+ r CL Tatsuta
4 A2 N3 C6 k. d: D' C& ?1 N6 K CL Yubari
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Allied Ships3 k2 U. L$ E- J1 U
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk1 j# x% E9 u0 s5 @/ t
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' n8 W; I) b4 j* J- @
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
' {/ i$ l" X; a5 q2 Z( y$ R3 [, O6 f3 PRange closes to 24,000 yards...
/ ~1 f8 X+ Z9 A) A+ E5 k) M0 n' M/ _Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 D' y( ]2 `0 [" PRange closes to 20,000 yards...( Y/ t# T3 Q% o- v
Range closes to 18,000 yards...4 w6 k; d# }! G! Y7 g* V
Range closes to 16,000 yards...' B5 j% a* }( E D
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) }3 m1 c* j y* I8 {' h* N" N; M# NRange closes to 12,000 yards...
3 b4 t3 }) d8 d, a: m/ L( oRange closes to 11,000 yards...5 b0 m$ L; o: A
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; Q# C4 X+ u; x! X2 _5 w! g8 P; KRange closes to 9,000 yards...6 _' S( c/ J( ?- z: e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...! K: ^: L/ M5 Q9 ]) n7 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 S( z# k! q) O1 H5 {$ Z* fRange closes to 7,000 yards..." @9 ?( y$ D8 y8 O+ {& v
Range closes to 6,000 yards...; a- h, L4 K9 t1 K8 d. h
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
# e8 M X- m* D8 {4 k- HCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
" X" z9 [1 E7 `$ N% HRange increases to 7,000 yards
, L; O" t9 R/ |/ TDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards2 ^7 L" T0 ~1 Z+ X7 Q# C* K0 E
Range closes to 6,000 yards( O' e$ |+ O5 \ V4 S0 R( t3 X
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
/ b; ~2 g1 c7 B; j2 ICA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards: L) o, C! Q: k) f$ U p/ e, R& G
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards% S9 |* P, k M6 E
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards6 v' L, Q- o" E+ E* g' @% I( Y
Range closes to 4,000 yards
! F; |. G) U5 n# W# SCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
) {& h) D0 H( A% M$ N1 aRange increases to 7,000 yards$ m: C* z- C. v- B9 z) Z0 U
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards1 ?5 X5 o$ {8 {& H, _
Range increases to 11,000 yards
( }& L8 A3 D( XCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards0 j1 t6 k1 z1 b ^1 ~
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape" l# r5 G: L2 j: F1 F( z
Task forces break off...
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# w, c7 ~8 ], B8 ^# d% j& DNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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- j! ~6 Y' f5 R" E# l: CJapanese Ships4 I5 D+ T9 d$ f
CA Aoba
* b- |+ R1 ~( q CA Kinugasa
' W7 x8 k+ p+ Z+ \: o" k* Z CA Furutaka
& e0 O% W- o0 {; Q' o CA Kako, Shell hits 1
( p$ Z G5 e% v/ m2 ^, @ CL Tenryu
" f. [( r' W6 H h2 Q8 Y CL Tatsuta. }. l( ]& _! E7 {
CL Yubari
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7 k5 i. f0 A5 D4 qAllied Ships
5 e7 r: I h' }6 ~) U$ @' D DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire/ F6 E# Z J' q/ v
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" z# A0 T% N: u7 k# ]2 \Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
, o8 ^ N% K u( n1 M" ]. w' GMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
/ `# G- X: j u/ ]Range closes to 24,000 yards...4 d g& t# d. g: t$ Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
4 ?7 d+ l5 P' x2 D' mRange closes to 22,000 yards...& x8 H' t( [+ p( E- J) T+ O/ L
Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 n. t: x+ O& e% O% Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 Z5 H( n a0 t8 C
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
- o0 @4 f5 X! i: A [7 ^Range closes to 14,000 yards...
+ H) N! \' N4 {" Z8 V8 O1 kRange closes to 12,000 yards...8 n8 p# t) l6 A# j# S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
% D g/ X/ N' R+ b+ X+ QRange closes to 10,000 yards.../ r0 d8 {- @ }2 k0 C4 W, W! C
Range closes to 9,000 yards...5 r3 K k- E0 c/ M! \" _3 N9 w. g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& X$ m* d3 Q% {, c6 l
Range closes to 7,000 yards... K& R6 O9 [! J8 Y6 e6 U
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& T! c5 e; \/ x6 qRange closes to 5,000 yards...
& b4 ?: B5 N, Y' S: aRange closes to 4,000 yards...
, D7 O- j- \+ c, I: ]) zRange closes to 3,000 yards.... n0 Y1 N- m3 G( a/ {1 W1 p0 l
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards- W6 [1 x1 M' e7 v, v
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
6 C6 r3 |/ |/ H. m; J7 A% P9 qRange increases to 4,000 yards. ]9 s- r M; {. }4 o' Z. q
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards" k! O4 @3 H/ u9 e, J8 j+ f
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
; `' D5 ]; z9 o. {Range increases to 5,000 yards. e8 }% z1 v9 j5 o$ \) R
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
" R" O/ G3 f9 i" {7 sRange increases to 9,000 yards9 b$ c1 G$ `$ G4 @6 W
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
% R# P" o. m" ?* QAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
1 f3 s& J: x+ B0 h0 ^& TTask forces break off...- z0 s6 T2 B- W# ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards5 N: D0 j8 Z' m% [' o3 C
# q; V" W. }0 Z% XJapanese Ships
6 T4 c$ z* P+ W* R( { CA Aoba' t0 }% L2 d" ~" m
CA Kinugasa
9 g/ c" J" a' i CA Furutaka% i* {+ r6 D$ A0 v5 b
CA Kako
. m ?; x5 `( G! n CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire, T' c- e# V. M+ f
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire7 q4 M: c9 v ~' C0 Y
CL Yubari
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4 E. X9 C! X' b$ OAllied Ships
# Q* ]4 k2 L; s9 q* m/ ?( O APD Colhoun
! [4 F; m1 S3 n3 [ APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
) _/ z! o* [; t5 H" ]- D/ v. o( F DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
8 Z$ x6 s/ f3 z" X DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
L) D$ |3 w3 m1 u1 L$ E AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires# Z5 ?8 `: a j0 { q' A
AP Harris
! Q9 i% a& b% x n; i9 Z6 D AP Zeilin
- x# |$ f3 p w5 A( G7 R AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage8 R/ K( u& ]9 a( o' p
AP Heywood2 I" D' F5 G9 O
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
% Y4 I& D( T3 G2 p* E0 N AP President Bowen9 o: @) h7 _! C& ~
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire" v) [! B2 D/ v, U6 S
xAP President Wilkerson
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* i. \! ]6 d l# ~+ n4 J2 KAllied ground losses:
" V/ B) F. ?8 F4 f" H s 105 casualties reported. x- j% y8 l' j j
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled% a! k& _( D6 i# f! ~2 i
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled7 N) u9 F! @: E h
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
, ^$ O m( z& W! F: R# ^Allied TF begins to get underway1 w8 k. @3 \8 z3 G- e
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
/ c n# f/ h' nMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
& w0 j, I" V/ j% k+ L" QRange closes to 18,000 yards...( L4 c0 l/ C4 @$ k, _
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
0 ?9 B, S3 ]: bRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 [0 R. u* { o9 O$ u
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 E* z6 ]2 c( B( BRange closes to 3,000 yards...
+ ]) ?$ X( b' ~. pRange closes to 1,000 yards...% q4 H0 m6 Z# e% ?) Q8 E# \
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ X6 T2 V' ?' V7 ~, r% @( @CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
q" ^" k$ x/ q" W; ]# Y6 a# CCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
- |1 K5 Q, i7 A" cCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards6 k0 X ?. C) q0 Y
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
o, S& t' u: \1 z0 `' v. ` bCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. s: }# }4 x6 [, x
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards+ W) ~" A) |* O
Range increases to 2,000 yards
/ N) I4 ^8 d( T$ k& r; xCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards( k* G% N' |) z( d' ^2 V! k
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
; K. o- \8 b) E. ZCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
$ a" j' J/ j* F8 [% z NCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
$ F/ n& d$ e0 Y5 ?2 o6 V4 m; bCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards+ o6 f3 X. |5 M( g- C
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards% P5 y* }' N. E S+ u2 j
Range increases to 4,000 yards
7 ^2 [0 Z3 n& ]CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards5 S |$ |+ G" P0 E7 A
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
- c; J* c" d, T' nCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards! }: x p9 l7 n+ g7 a
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
/ ^% P9 u5 `0 C1 n4 l+ t- vCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
. ?" v3 d% X2 ]+ h7 W. e" J- s/ qCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards1 t+ ~; |3 a9 D+ I- [% C, o
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards' \/ q2 i0 ?- I p. Y0 w7 t
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape2 o' F4 V% Y% p! @, A
Task forces break off...3 }4 |. V D. `$ z
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$ b+ a. y( i+ p+ @8 y第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。+ {8 A* S3 s1 I2 B E: l$ ?6 a
万恶的58！！！5 o! l: [( ^& s3 K3 x* l j
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky; Y1 d: v) L7 {% H* c2 [7 `# l7 E
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.0 l& Z' h; h7 z' t
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes) e. i* c# K! q! J n8 G0 C
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Japanese aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
7 q" D% `: F- F& M+ Q0 P3 J TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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! ^ M1 k W4 pNo Japanese losses P; s9 S' I1 V1 J: v
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Allied aircraft losses
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TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
! N" f) t/ p) Y/ H! P. e CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire; N/ R5 \. c* @
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
1 d! r8 q: C2 x9 B CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage5 M3 L6 H! Q+ s5 L) v/ Z
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。
