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AFTER ACTION REPORTS FOR Dec 07, 44' L5 ~6 v) ~/ Z) F* ]5 e& y: v9 C
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) x. O* s4 E- C D( O& r: v日军在波纳佩经过连日激战,补给消耗的速度大大高于天蝗的预期,眼看就支持不住,天蝗不得已组织了东京快车对岛上日军进行补给,不幸被盟军太平洋舰队堵着正着,水面车轮战后全歼了这支东京快车运输队的10余艘APD,还顺带击沉了护航的水面战队日军轻巡天盐号和吹雪级驱逐舰一艘。
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本次战斗为太平洋舰队2年多来第一次上规模的水面战,盟军水兵在能见度恶劣的情况下利用雷达给予日军有利打击,不过在战斗中也暴露出了盟军水兵技艺不精,炮击组织不利,人浮于事等各种弊端。战斗结束后太平洋舰队指战官兵纷纷表示要充分总结经验教训,刻苦磨砺水面战技术,积极相应9527大统领要求部队“能打仗,打硬仗,打胜仗”的号召,争取从胜利走向更大的胜利。
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天亮之后,巡弋的波纳佩海域的58战斗机官兵惊喜的发现有几百架日军运输机排着整齐的队形向波纳佩飞来,准备强行空投补给。盟军指战员当然毫不客气照单全收,击落日本大艇和运输机200余架,大获全胜。% V. w1 `: Y; l* g. i4 i
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Submarine attack near Ponape at 119,113
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Japanese Ships
: R w" Q+ O Y" z' M SS I-48, hits 25, and is sunk
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Allied Ships. h! u& `4 I( E7 U/ W: L K% z0 u5 _
CLAA Prince Robert
( E7 |$ U4 ^* a+ \ DD Saumarez
0 l* _" M5 C7 T' i$ i DD Nizam
9 |. j1 j5 \- ~3 v& ]* R; H: P C: y$ E DD Ellet/ a @3 S, U9 c1 `& r @& ]
DD Waller
2 Y! d6 @+ u1 m4 A DD Walker
8 p2 N& h" `5 p7 G+ e+ n# t- w DD Wadleigh8 c4 i) Y' |$ ?8 k; I
DD Uhlmann4 J5 Y# Y* m! h; G8 [
DD Twining
* v/ P9 |7 t8 e# {. Z, ~2 Z3 \- r DD Twiggs
) ~# ~; o+ [" f# r) \+ F) X DD David Taylor
# {# _* _. x4 e, G1 | DD Strong- X/ j! D# s: h( _$ b4 v, a
DD Sproston
( n+ m# |( u2 X, Q DD Sigsbee4 a/ j2 g* `7 f: m/ H- G
DD Sigourney. d6 \& `/ k+ V" L2 l# b
DD Schroeder) ]+ d V7 K2 U. Q# l7 x B
DD Benham II
, a. o1 p# f$ K5 B! j DD Cushing II$ A6 U* Z: n `( H' q
DD Urchin: L; l; e$ t/ L2 l, {) r
DD Urania% r! J! s/ b% z0 G2 ]
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SS I-48 is sighted by escort4 ~6 A0 f6 _) V' s
DD Benham II fails to find sub and abandons search! M7 |1 p6 J3 {, l8 l7 [# ]- w/ ?0 `: [
DD Cushing II attacking submerged sub ....
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DD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ....
3 W5 A$ g0 K) ?! e+ {/ [DD Urchin firing on surfaced sub ...." @: r+ [6 w6 F4 }' v8 H
DD Urania firing on surfaced sub ....! X8 y* S9 X5 K, t+ t
DD Benham II firing on surfaced sub ....
) c) Y9 \, s' p' I! n/ ^ ?- R; N7 IDD Cushing II firing on surfaced sub ..../ v- N/ q1 p% V4 p1 O1 j" x. ~
Sub slips beneath the waves
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 10,000 Yards8 e( }' A+ r. ]7 T+ T# N: ^
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Japanese aircraft losses
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+ P8 |& V, L( w8 gJapanese Ships% d9 ~4 g: C2 \$ U
CL Agano8 V4 p5 e3 }- ]' n. g7 f, p
CL Noshiro, Shell hits 2
7 \. b! j& n/ w- K: w4 P9 N DD Akatsuki, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk
- Y, W" C% P% ? DD Hibiki
) x- _) Q# D9 y X% H DD Shinonome, Shell hits 1
% f5 u0 H/ N9 E DD Shirakumo$ u7 f3 B6 q4 `* u0 m! F
DD Isonami
7 y/ r0 j, P' X" Z! {# l8 N7 w1 c% N4 a DD Murakumo) A2 Q. p! R/ }9 a
CL Teshio, Shell hits 8, and is sunk' L8 C+ @* u% D, z9 A% C
! A; \! j0 i+ rAllied Ships2 ^2 @ P' X* m. h" h% x
BB North Carolina
" ~, d7 O) \$ Z# i$ i$ C p6 a BB Washington% A4 \2 z; y1 q @+ q
BB South Dakota. o% d$ q& M. Y5 m3 Y1 k
BB Indiana, Shell hits 19 q" P2 c% p" C0 p# n$ _# U0 p
BB Massachusetts, Shell hits 2
" H9 \, ^1 `. r5 i; k( \. Z0 ~ BB Alabama, Shell hits 2
9 h9 f6 p7 r/ M5 T; L DD Conner
7 \( S9 P' L* M7 W- ^3 {+ E- T* p DD Cotten4 q& X& C* ^& N, c3 m' d- ]& Q, q% v
DD Cowell" r5 N! l5 c5 h8 D8 v
DD Daly
# Z# _# w) u5 G' h% w- U DD Eaton0 S0 \! [5 r# b# ]" D
DD Heywood Edwards! g! B% \; h5 t# ?. ~
DD Erben
# u4 S$ F: X8 ^0 d DD Evans8 F% Z, x' p' S- ]! }
DD Foote; j5 C( P1 [. W) p6 C" e7 d
DD Franks8 k% Q" E5 D5 @. g8 @+ u1 ~
DD Fullam
8 {5 S, e) p4 _6 H1 D! o DD Gatling
5 x% w2 L3 c8 \7 w9 } DD Albert Grant6 k4 p% z9 y. q& k& {
DD Gregory8 V8 K* K% B; b3 S ?$ o
DD Guest
* H2 ~# S# {% J+ l: ] DMS Hamilton
% [& @$ q% J* l; ?9 m DMS Forrest% k" c) E: u& B; v M; C, C$ n7 h- c/ P
DMS Ellyson/ @8 q' d$ C9 k) \! n* f1 R
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards S/ {, z: C3 P6 {" U
Range closes to 28,000 yards...8 B& V# W( G: g( o- I y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards4 h! C8 u$ j0 x9 i
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 28,000 yards# F- H& L! w$ c0 y, n- t: g/ J, }: Q
Range closes to 26,000 yards...) o0 J& Q7 F$ N( L5 M- H$ {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards5 @" i% d, C6 ]
Range closes to 24,000 yards.../ U) H. @0 J y0 r, P1 W
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards8 c3 N+ r- O& U4 Y+ G9 j. O
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 24,000 yards
7 t9 D0 ^6 O$ E0 D0 aRange closes to 22,000 yards...; B! \% {. ] S2 Z5 X0 G$ D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards# i2 g9 g3 N) ^1 ?: j" z
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 22,000 yards, e+ l1 e; m2 l% |$ l, l
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 k& ~. V1 V H- c, rCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards; q, D0 s* d" `7 U( v
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
1 J0 X8 |7 C5 c0 B/ R4 d! q1 KCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards, Y* d6 p# m7 f( y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
" R2 J( L4 E5 ECONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards1 D! o; i s" }7 x
Range closes to 14,000 yards...# m8 `0 x! l- {, I
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards
+ f6 U: M1 @8 DRange closes to 12,000 yards...& G" S' A- C( z8 i) D9 s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
" j& l5 B8 j& gCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards
2 u% P* T+ S* Z+ H4 FRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ D6 }0 l; D+ Q% q8 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards6 Y' i- `$ I# b0 m# {0 Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards: J4 n& @7 l& W- j
Range closes to 10,000 yards...# v% V& l) r5 u r8 ?
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards j: O( l ~9 P' C5 F7 Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards2 d( `. P) v- M2 ]2 j, f* G
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
0 R: z" Q+ u& F1 BBB Alabama engages CL Noshiro at 10,000 yards. T; O9 w7 F! m0 q
BB Indiana engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards8 X5 M! Q2 c; W) G& _5 a
CL Teshio engages BB South Dakota at 10,000 yards+ b$ I8 h+ u, `
BB Washington engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
( W) u5 j0 F aBB North Carolina engages CL Teshio at 10,000 yards
: ^9 D1 ?3 U! CDD Shinonome engages DD Guest at 10,000 yards, m2 A" K+ ?' u' v/ ]4 D9 f4 I
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
# p1 j& V6 a) G" OBB Alabama engages DD Akatsuki at 10,000 yards& |4 }6 d2 n, K/ ]- `: C) U$ B5 M
DD Akatsuki sunk by DD Gatling at 10,000 yards9 [2 R6 D( ?1 E+ P1 D* j4 p$ D
DD Eaton engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards* L. A `5 f" n4 F; |
CL Teshio engages DMS Forrest at 10,000 yards
1 Q( r2 V) o4 J& R6 Q# z' Z) QRange increases to 11,000 yards& _ f" L+ o; x6 N( d( N& p
CL Teshio engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards+ h/ H! D( j# {' F/ C* k; l5 ?6 C
BB Massachusetts engages CL Teshio at 11,000 yards
3 B$ O+ [. f$ j- M% yCL Teshio engages BB Indiana at 11,000 yards
. E m& X5 r1 @" ^DD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 11,000 yards7 y6 z) v) ^" G6 W7 h, R
CL Teshio sunk by BB Washington at 11,000 yards
; r+ e/ j$ U3 U: ]6 XDD Gregory engages DD Shinonome at 11,000 yards* v( T& C: ]2 P" K- A$ F
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 11,000 yards8 z: B5 H% E+ P6 s8 X
BB Massachusetts engages CL Noshiro at 11,000 yards' F( i6 ^5 a9 ]
DD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards8 ]+ @' o! Q4 z
DD Isonami engages BB South Dakota at 11,000 yards
4 L. `) W& z& y7 z. z% L# B$ NDD Shirakumo engages DD Eaton at 11,000 yards
/ ^! h' k J( q. bDD Guest engages DD Hibiki at 11,000 yards
( j; |7 M3 F7 y) S2 }# b3 pDD Shinonome engages DD Gatling at 11,000 yards
- Q" M" ~7 h, @9 o1 zDD Erben engages DD Murakumo at 11,000 yards8 r) g2 E T! Y/ k
Range closes to 10,000 yards0 l. X: d, o8 ?; B/ P
CL Noshiro engages BB Alabama at 10,000 yards
; e% V7 _' @5 J( VCL Agano engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
1 A+ [' W% Z$ oDD Murakumo engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards5 P! J; G/ V1 g3 y/ q, ^2 O2 j
DD Isonami engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards
+ Q1 W; y4 N5 A& qDD Gatling engages DD Shirakumo at 10,000 yards: k( G4 p1 Y$ r2 e# z" L# V
DD Guest engages DD Shinonome at 10,000 yards! o' S1 U% k8 x/ i3 b# S
DD Shinonome engages DD Gregory at 10,000 yards- L1 W5 W5 q; s1 j9 ?
CL Noshiro engages DD Erben at 10,000 yards) E" {3 D" X0 S. I: v* G% B; o/ s
CL Noshiro engages BB Massachusetts at 10,000 yards
8 K1 z8 [* J P* ~9 X# N; iDD Murakumo engages DD Eaton at 10,000 yards9 f% D6 a* d- [* q- V5 O
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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3 e2 ?* c, e" i2 W5 l" iNight Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 30,000 Yards
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9 ? p2 v0 Z) ~8 Z DD Hikokaze+ a1 Q! P; Q% w: K$ t2 E* [" J- c
DD Ishikaze" Q! X) f" E5 i/ h% v: d
DD Tagokaze3 L& M* O3 l4 r5 R. K) U; v
DD Takatakaze
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+ X, c6 b" r/ `, P7 O: O- y BB North Carolina
5 a, c; `) f3 {" b6 ~9 K# o0 P BB Washington7 l- ^. k: I) S7 W" n
BB South Dakota
* J. ^& g$ F% l. j& ?- K BB Indiana
: Y1 ^. Q7 Q4 H3 G2 N BB Massachusetts+ m3 O, s* W# L" @
BB Alabama
/ T! Q9 @6 d" n; z* j; x2 J DD Conner
* e: S6 W' o1 E" ^- B5 O( y, Y DD Cotten) y9 r9 _( Z4 R
DD Cowell# p5 Z7 g# ]) z3 s u
DD Daly: v, D1 x# @: Y/ t
DD Eaton& z0 \ [" Y, ~4 H, ]" Q1 k
DD Heywood Edwards. p& M- @( ^4 v6 X6 _
DD Erben
# z' S- U4 g; Z6 x, _ DD Evans ^$ T# H& R5 n2 ?8 ?
DD Foote' z# l0 C) L5 C- s
DD Franks) i4 U! K& V5 G" G+ b, d. z
DD Fullam/ v# u' _, x4 f4 I
DD Gatling- r% l; ~7 `0 ]) o
DD Albert Grant7 W8 d/ h' D8 H3 \" N I1 r' d
DD Gregory
( X5 S& d( u1 j/ W* C1 B DD Guest4 w. [6 G/ g! V, ?+ Y
DMS Hamilton7 _: D8 y+ Q; M2 W% s7 ~/ f6 d1 G
DMS Forrest1 O# o: t. h7 z8 ~+ Y! @: Z* C4 r
DMS Ellyson- T$ h2 q, e5 p0 A/ Q
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 50% moonlight: 8,000 yards
( j3 i0 y H6 d6 m2 ]Range closes to 28,000 yards...- Y; [* d9 W6 Q) F
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
# h: j: G `# yCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
0 k4 _1 W O5 d( p5 zCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 26,000 yards* [7 ~) [% \, o- o, k+ A
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
% ?0 I; q' p1 m5 { |% SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
# p: T/ C- m) q% A; \Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 a/ f& m1 V6 `1 u- hRange closes to 20,000 yards...
+ B- f. S7 V# MRange closes to 18,000 yards...( t' F$ j4 F9 \" I8 k
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 18,000 yards' e |9 m3 V, d1 o
Range closes to 16,000 yards...0 z$ `' z0 ]$ x- O2 ?1 g0 v* h- w4 }
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
. T1 `, A- u) P P! _3 j3 W0 W4 `- ^, F$ aCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 16,000 yards
" P8 p2 e1 H7 R7 B; p6 ]% ERange closes to 14,000 yards...
/ u2 z6 o/ ]: j% E% QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
+ i3 g; g. K/ x- F2 hCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 14,000 yards4 w( b" U1 A+ i& Z+ _
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 f! _ l* E2 P; i9 l% ^# M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards, E9 E) `4 A" A% m0 B& E6 y8 i5 Y
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 12,000 yards6 d1 b4 X3 K( z- y1 H
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
+ U; B& j9 `$ }1 nCONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 11,000 yards
+ O0 p4 c" B! C$ m3 t; ?; ] rRange closes to 10,000 yards...1 Q$ G8 q* G5 _ T' U6 k" x
CONTACT: Japanese radar detects Allied task force at 10,000 yards
) V7 i- K6 U1 Z# c, hJapanese TF attempts to evade combat' B: C, n0 }& b: ~0 N: N4 W
Range increases to 15,000 yards...
e' X( V. `- P- b% ~* t2 {Range increases to 20,000 yards...
' ?7 q! w& a2 ^$ C" VCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards% X; O- w$ t, U
Range increases to 25,000 yards...) r$ q+ ]* _+ M) M% n# F( h2 Y
Range increases to 30,000 yards...
5 M0 d+ |1 Y: H% D+ l# \: C) [Range increases to 30,000 yards...
( k2 Y" B1 c- L% U- O+ AJapanese Surface Combat TF evades combat0 c ~7 \8 q* F8 x4 O5 n! j
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/ @5 [4 ~ H q: i8 ~Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards ~& l) J! ^8 O- {8 ?( ]; c
+ {( B- a( S" L, q' R7 @, n+ h; }Japanese Ships
- L1 Y( W0 f: i6 N% A APD T-1
& i* V/ n1 @+ J- s/ U7 i+ f APD T-2, Shell hits 2
3 U! ]" H1 d e3 S9 ]+ j APD T-3, Shell hits 13 z) u+ V5 E* J% d
APD T-4$ J3 [! g: F$ T/ D
APD T-5- |. i% w6 S' r0 _2 a1 l' K
APD T-6' C2 [: g2 w& ^
APD T-7, Shell hits 2, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk6 C9 g. H' f; J# r2 b! y
APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire# M% B: K' v7 m8 j8 b9 f {
APD T-9
8 i$ S, o: S; m K) m APD T-10
+ i* `) d& d5 |2 S. }) ?; j APD T-11, Shell hits 4, on fire4 T D k: w$ [# D: T
APD T-12, Shell hits 4, on fire, heavy damage
3 c! B- R! K8 E& ` APD T-13, Shell hits 15 ?( E8 U/ n0 C- R K
APD T-14, Shell hits 8, heavy fires, heavy damage
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Allied Ships8 M0 \1 q6 k% ]: D. b! Q
BB North Carolina
1 P! C) {+ W9 D BB Washington
a, h1 Q0 t- p* | N2 t! X BB South Dakota- ^3 J8 F4 n* l3 q4 A
BB Indiana
, K3 p) K* t, L' v! E BB Massachusetts" C: A1 @$ E8 q5 V! `9 }+ F
BB Alabama
5 g5 T5 [9 j) M) Y DD Conner
6 e. b2 M8 s2 Z5 w. Q DD Cotten
: C( w0 F) e0 p& c- l N DD Cowell
" L+ c( j* Y& A5 @# ^- [- k DD Daly
% K# u7 N" ?7 \: t) u/ g0 p DD Eaton9 a, R! {/ O" a
DD Heywood Edwards
- n# Y# _) ]. d DD Erben6 q0 Q8 b* i- v8 {8 P+ ]: C0 c
DD Evans! I+ ]6 h, M. _& l
DD Foote" ]) b/ y5 R& m
DD Franks
5 Y$ r4 x2 u7 [( I DD Fullam, i( f4 o5 ?2 _! r/ |
DD Gatling% B" \1 L* j. r. b9 j
DD Albert Grant
5 c) W8 w( x) n7 a5 ^4 H9 b T% F3 [2 O DD Gregory
4 [1 ]- V. l* V DD Guest
8 _1 a; i+ F0 U9 b. u DMS Hamilton
3 N1 W% T; T+ t( f! k+ h DMS Forrest
9 S! ^" e+ J* M. C DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
/ |" h* k0 g r+ j" s8 L4 F; D# WRange closes to 28,000 yards...6 n/ y( N( V) |7 f
Range closes to 26,000 yards...3 Y) X/ m' _ H' K: H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards6 N) J+ N3 s! S4 Z1 b8 V
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
2 C) E g" e2 k; D( ]- |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards& ?) V: f3 U+ D
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
2 F) M# C6 {% T" LCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 Q; F/ r0 C1 ORange closes to 20,000 yards...
. ^; P6 d5 v8 B: h+ p9 ~: NCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards3 k/ v* q0 k! ` Y, Q' w/ j& q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...+ g- f; h6 E0 a! s Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards
9 R/ z, Q1 B3 k- w! V( MRange closes to 16,000 yards...7 A9 J4 o1 a4 K! Y) W' i
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards& p7 C8 S' F! R, H; G2 b/ B3 _
Range closes to 14,000 yards...( u: w0 d; Z& L
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
2 W7 s9 z. R' k( O8 a+ w. E# D; J, ]Range closes to 12,000 yards...* }, g( A v3 O0 X% \ B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards/ }3 B5 E/ p b: j6 W
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* Y/ C3 P2 @) ~3 O( i0 o. j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards4 _3 ]8 ?# x& m8 G( Y8 ?& j( p
Range closes to 10,000 yards...- @' f* D3 P* J8 e
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards9 t% E/ {: I4 g! ?6 \
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
% B( H. i0 E: C, e3 qBB Washington engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards9 ?! ]2 k. ~' q9 t" T
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards- m% o8 m. H; ~. I+ U, K
BB Alabama engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards1 T7 [' J5 q6 x* @1 e% o
DD Foote engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
+ T$ I- B& P% n. Z" yDD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
* ]& @, A2 R, h/ E8 D0 y# b+ u$ Y/ oDD Daly engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards9 {/ |9 o8 K# H& s+ q1 D4 P) I
APD T-13 engages DMS Forrest at 9,000 yards- N W# V h, [3 c6 g2 N9 B' m* m
BB Alabama engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards2 m: Y k7 b& Y5 H% N' I& L
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
6 g5 A0 V7 v A/ zDD Guest engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
) R% K; o2 P1 S6 U* gDD Gregory engages APD T-7 at 9,000 yards* `$ ^+ t# w, G; m/ X9 ~
BB Alabama engages APD T-6 at 9,000 yards
" ^ ?$ s) C% W& C. f8 H4 ADD Gatling engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards
]: g- j3 g9 G0 C) ?DD Fullam engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards, T0 h3 _) Y- A8 s) ~" v
APD T-7 sunk by DD Franks at 9,000 yards
- Z3 U' c z6 I- e5 f! fDD Foote engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
7 `, j( N5 d9 b' x" {DD Evans engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards) j+ _! B" e) L1 x6 W
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
$ z! `) m2 m! |' U eDD Daly engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
6 E. {) F- }. c5 p! W7 SDMS Hamilton engages APD T-14 at 9,000 yards
5 ^6 u1 ~: S. X: iRange increases to 10,000 yards
6 Q/ Y( y+ n, t# PBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards# a0 T6 n; x* @+ Y% `
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards5 E2 x4 q; \: h" U' b! d
BB Indiana engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards& H7 O5 t9 C: A+ i
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards* k; J; ]8 ^, } Y; N6 g
BB Washington engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards# h, r7 y2 R5 H
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 R9 Y) Q0 a6 P7 k8 k; L" H4 F
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 10,000 yards
$ c3 M6 r6 u$ V9 B" A' jDD Gregory engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
- D+ C4 C, A! o/ x6 J( g! K$ NDD Gatling engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
( R, f" e3 G/ z3 l/ G4 k! A' N. RDD Franks engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
5 ]" ^* G* C" I% i: ?) {DD Erben engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards5 I" x% k+ e4 v
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards$ k4 P8 ]* O+ X& n+ d( W
DD Eaton engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards0 h6 P' B3 p2 }
DD Daly engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
9 y* @& H5 }# ^" ?7 y) h# h# ?# u9 qDD Conner engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards6 y/ O& E, G. M L, W5 k% _& w$ Q
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
! A2 f% X' H0 C4 v8 B; MRange increases to 11,000 yards/ E+ d, c& W- H
APD T-14 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards8 V+ J T; u( H& r
APD T-12 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards) D5 u2 m5 H y1 I: W; Y
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards% \, V4 w! g0 n
APD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 11,000 yards- h+ D& [- w6 x5 i" S/ x. z
BB North Carolina engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards, Y, k" G$ z5 F& _, G: w# I4 y% T2 q
APD T-8 engages DMS Hamilton at 11,000 yards; N( ~. n: ~- E% O1 H/ p
DMS Hamilton engages APD T-5 at 11,000 yards
4 W; ?1 }. C5 d) A5 W @# P" b, tDMS Hamilton engages APD T-4 at 11,000 yards
7 |- i# Y5 Q3 H! {4 ODD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
6 n" L- H6 I& b+ d# MDD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 U9 l9 \6 |& I9 \
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 11,000 yards, ?- m: L/ |$ w( K5 V$ C0 S/ p
APD T-14 engages DMS Forrest at 11,000 yards
2 y" ?# x/ z# ^2 o1 j* rRange closes to 10,000 yards
" W( ?1 E& B- x# I. s/ M8 t+ `! bBB Alabama engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
' S6 t- H# E# } t* G: T0 z+ jBB Massachusetts engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
2 e! r4 Q+ m/ F# a9 C# MBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 10,000 yards
1 |5 J4 }7 l& l; N) Z# wAPD T-10 engages DMS Ellyson at 10,000 yards5 S- f; v2 h6 E+ ]+ l0 R
DD Guest engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
' A; _6 X1 E9 a2 v' n6 B3 t/ `DD Gregory engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards! s; e. O: C1 t
DD Albert Grant engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
/ m9 ^# G7 L% k. k! R/ ^- ~3 V! BDD Gatling engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards0 H; L" o& c, W, T; J
DMS Forrest engages APD T-3 at 10,000 yards0 y% b0 K7 N8 ]8 p1 C
DD Erben engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards/ X2 T/ E7 r, p: h+ T
DD Eaton engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards' D* ?% R; ]5 B5 Y
DD Daly engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
% y& v N) V5 c' J& Y# EDD Cotten engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
# t8 P8 P5 _# ~8 [1 l5 YRange closes to 8,000 yards
. O% v$ Y3 ]( x" K' I: |% Y TDMS Ellyson engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
( v1 n1 K" M& v) ]7 U2 \BB Alabama engages APD T-13 at 8,000 yards+ |. F( h3 w. d$ a4 _& J" ]2 W! N
APD T-12 engages DMS Forrest at 8,000 yards
6 q3 ] E: ^- g3 SBB South Dakota engages APD T-14 at 8,000 yards
. S: a# F& U' R' V" T( j% QAPD T-14 sunk by BB Washington at 8,000 yards
5 c/ ^; J- E& r5 LJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape+ {" b4 e2 a+ x1 x# b6 L. f
Task forces break off...
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$ g7 }9 S) r: L APD T-1, Shell hits 1
6 S+ |; p" q6 B$ c0 L g APD T-2
2 I% i# Y7 J7 g& [ APD T-3, Shell hits 1
9 ^' ~: J3 c( t8 V; e8 N; t APD T-4, Shell hits 1
& X. E$ y Z% s APD T-5
& v. B8 A* X7 t9 p APD T-6
3 L/ Y. F7 g6 M; a+ H! Z APD T-8, Shell hits 2, on fire, heavy damage T& j6 b. t; x
APD T-9, Shell hits 1& a O! X" `% b# o; \+ P
APD T-10+ u i" U7 n& C3 M& D9 A& @' j$ a
APD T-11, on fire
, Y+ K- C0 X2 r2 @& R% E- |0 y APD T-12, Shell hits 11, and is sunk
4 B& U. m3 {0 L7 U* _& r3 K APD T-13, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
; }. e/ }( e% |9 g APD T-14, and is sunk7 Q7 T2 h" T( N" n( R& ~- @9 {# h
. A* H, z: O& A, Y# fAllied Ships: |; ?6 }$ ^1 d
CA Portland
! |) |4 \7 l G7 N CA Northampton
: O3 i- x! T" Q$ K5 j7 a CA Chester( l6 o P. V' _; S: w1 X0 x6 C9 B! I
CA Louisville
' |) J% Z% k+ p) s3 |2 N/ w% e5 N CA Chicago# Z- B, c' |9 P P
CA Astoria5 @& K( ?! z) l- G( k/ K
CA Minneapolis
+ E( P$ N# a0 e! N' ]7 x5 s CA San Francisco, L2 [ w" H! R0 L. h2 n( M
CA Quincy2 t- K: p; S s. @+ s4 v
CA Vincennes
6 N: J y& G5 H$ C4 n. e CA Wichita
( y! J' _* e1 {! E; A DD Bennett
+ j, {; w$ d3 N3 Q! i4 ? DD Bradford& I K4 ]: \+ T( k0 w& B& d) I
DD Braine
8 j3 c7 n& Q) S4 [% X5 Q6 _9 @4 @ DD Brownson5 \. J$ B0 u: `) n0 Q! @9 Q1 x
DD Bryant
3 ~2 r; K( K. } DD Bullard
# ~4 E! v) E' `+ @6 U ?. j! C2 T N DD Burns
8 k: H ~0 |' k. ] DD Callaghan
' |: m7 Y# Z( p0 D$ l# I; o DD Caperton) _( T8 i0 @1 _3 t
DD Capps0 ^% O' G( z+ {
DMS Emmons
' D' A, M/ ]! W4 |7 Q DMS Macomb
( a: k# [+ W; L& X DMS Rodman* l6 C3 T, |( N. V2 ^% P0 R
DMS Gherardi
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8 y- Z4 Y/ w! y8 R. o" w9 ]1 mMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards- @% B% @$ j4 y3 c b( R
Range closes to 28,000 yards...
8 N& T' J+ }- U9 Q# FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards
" ?3 z5 b; C& c$ vRange closes to 26,000 yards...
% ?8 J! J- G- tCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
- U; i+ _" H* ~+ {6 ?8 C2 H% RRange closes to 24,000 yards...4 o8 A/ X# W4 T* g- i( f5 L- S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) y8 T4 w: a5 z* B9 E' S7 D
Range closes to 22,000 yards...5 }0 f! Y2 r0 v1 s5 s1 x* k% N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards. e1 |1 v6 N( w0 f
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" f+ K& u/ e1 Z/ k7 V. ?CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards5 o5 s, M- ~5 B
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 V7 B, X( M9 I2 G% t3 T* H8 A' L3 H
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards4 A9 M: J% E3 E/ e
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( y& k0 `( C9 L; P1 z! x
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards1 u, Z c. ~1 q: `7 w# Z/ A9 R
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
; }4 h' y6 v+ p3 a C# Y' l. FRange closes to 12,000 yards...4 A( Z* b8 U9 r0 N6 [
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards: }, @8 G$ [! o
Range closes to 11,000 yards...) S- G+ Z- m3 u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards
- v" R. Z6 B6 SRange closes to 10,000 yards...& @5 c7 J. E' c# j( _2 }2 K
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
" r% Z: z+ ]' V @2 qCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards8 K: _3 z3 {, [& z! t! X
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
6 C8 I3 P8 V- E' r. h" N% rRange increases to 11,000 yards3 g) b- s4 u7 w0 |. U
APD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards& C; B1 c1 X1 r
CA Wichita engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
; ?8 @4 c; b# [CA Quincy engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards5 S* ~! x! b- P) @1 W l) O
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 11,000 yards5 X9 G) t' Y% \3 `: T/ t9 w- B* Y
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
p3 Q* T- m* ]DMS Gherardi engages APD T-8 at 11,000 yards
& P0 N* q- `4 E% _. M/ ]CA Chicago engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
% n, M1 |% i7 ?: Y, U O! j9 o" sCA Chester engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards# v! p5 F, {% y2 s$ F
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 11,000 yards
# v6 u- u: ]/ P- c& bCA Portland engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
4 O5 A; R( f9 K, f: RDMS Gherardi engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards9 b7 l# ^% L2 G; L; s# F# M# j
DD Burns engages APD T-12 at 11,000 yards
6 p/ {* r. d3 ?3 l; w( a3 c' uDD Bullard engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards3 q( r* D( S' {1 a+ c
DD Brownson engages APD T-13 at 11,000 yards
/ F3 R7 ~4 ^7 w* HDD Bennett engages APD T-1 at 11,000 yards
- s5 v% v s; j6 q' b& ZAPD T-13 engages DMS Gherardi at 11,000 yards
1 w6 y6 F% ?/ Q8 q" vAPD T-13 engages DMS Rodman at 11,000 yards C; p& @7 j0 [
Range closes to 10,000 yards, U! e& S) @9 S* H( h: M
DMS Gherardi engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards+ ?: }" j8 Z# Q) c/ A: k" b2 ]
CA Vincennes engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards7 P c p9 o3 P3 s/ R
CA San Francisco engages APD T-13 at 10,000 yards
, `, A$ D, f1 | M" t& ]/ Q" ^" ICA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
- z( e6 n7 C% ~CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
- j5 A! Y4 U% p0 B" b1 ^5 [( _APD T-13 sunk by CA Northampton at 10,000 yards# a) B7 k- x. }7 |# o/ o- ~" f r) l
DD Braine engages APD T-12 at 10,000 yards
4 k% A8 v5 q3 n8 L; q5 @Range closes to 9,000 yards1 V' ?; Y' A) A8 u7 v7 D
APD T-12 sunk by CA Wichita at 9,000 yards
+ s9 a, t, N8 b% }& U( @/ VDMS Rodman engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards
: K6 D0 e* `$ nCA Wichita engages APD T-8 at 9,000 yards
$ G c! u1 x/ QCA Northampton engages APD T-2 at 9,000 yards4 u7 a4 p& U. p0 `6 R4 ]: R
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards( x3 c& P* z9 R
DD Callaghan engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
5 g6 J- T6 k3 q* F5 EDD Braine engages APD T-11 at 9,000 yards
w; o1 i$ ?, @: [; z- H* m+ mRange increases to 10,000 yards- b" m' n, K8 W0 b: }
APD T-11 engages DMS Rodman at 10,000 yards
, g0 [4 I! Q: v @0 v% e, nCA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
8 _, u( Y- F8 a |: s# MDMS Gherardi engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards4 ~: Q/ h* g' I% Z! |
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 10,000 yards
9 l' w! z s+ n G. yCA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
m4 G- ]0 \, f9 ]# ?/ U. }% yJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape! r) P( H. l" a
Task forces break off...: I5 k# D3 s- r9 M. a5 Y$ n& G9 h+ y( d
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. }8 _2 z, \: \ B+ }7 `3 i( \* U APD T-1: p/ m# [( f/ Z" `- M0 ] }: X1 _2 F
APD T-2, Shell hits 1, on fire0 A4 x% X! ^+ i' o
APD T-3
+ ~0 r7 u6 h9 T5 z& T" x4 b APD T-4, Shell hits 12, and is sunk5 z- \1 O) h8 J. B+ V' U- k
APD T-5
* C7 K& n" \7 P* P7 s' k/ P4 N APD T-6
2 w; ^: t7 O( W' J APD T-8, Shell hits 9, and is sunk
1 z- r! U% K8 {9 o) m- Q APD T-9& F# g& v. N; M4 @
APD T-10+ p% g3 w' @% l- q# O
APD T-11, Shell hits 1, on fire! F! ^: l, W& k/ D5 Y
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Allied Ships; K* k) \6 A7 T$ W; m: t
CA Portland1 h* I0 ~% ^8 K9 Q
CA Northampton, Shell hits 1
8 S- b5 R' g9 U7 i/ s s4 }- B CA Chester* P* N, U" E; t8 }: Q; Y" d9 y
CA Louisville
4 w/ I) @% |7 Z- t2 ^. S2 a CA Chicago
( A: F X7 |- d CA Astoria R- i4 b- K# P% w% F! y1 M! W
CA Minneapolis
' g m/ X- h& n' ?$ d: ]" W CA San Francisco7 E7 m6 V! Y; p
CA Quincy S( i- m' ^2 M1 |2 ^) X
CA Vincennes" z" [* z# {9 a/ x, U! ?; K+ l# d
CA Wichita
* w" N# N" [* l& b- W DD Bennett3 u0 f# t- X1 `$ ]3 h1 ^2 {# M& s
DD Bradford% S# A3 L( |. q
DD Braine
" d ~, c" U5 d9 v, d1 D% I% \7 q1 ~* ?% ] DD Brownson
. [) u" {. u# M$ L2 k DD Bryant$ B y+ l' V7 ?1 M
DD Bullard, W s- g5 ~/ b b" M; Q
DD Burns2 ~* p+ |: z( g) ~) A
DD Callaghan- t3 L$ A _: H* S
DD Caperton G' s- M! A2 Y9 m4 F
DD Capps
; o1 l, a6 y! @$ v% X DMS Emmons( B. O& ]0 r0 Y0 ^8 [
DMS Macomb$ z1 f& V3 i2 Z4 i- I p
DMS Rodman
# d% _. ]: t) v DMS Gherardi# Y0 \8 s" m& @* h4 J
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; F, {+ J) l/ G7 d4 v* J; eMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
; o5 H$ Z5 D/ M/ [Range closes to 28,000 yards... U2 Y4 R A3 |. d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards" b. U, y" h& P: E+ A5 [
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
' ~) e* s/ m+ J5 Z" q# C, V+ R3 W1 QCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 26,000 yards
9 L' Y2 P# f% O! x A, X( xRange closes to 24,000 yards...6 b" x5 I( _9 I0 J! h5 Y
Range closes to 22,000 yards...( q, Y6 M. n! b+ h6 T/ C0 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
5 T. W- a U& M" ]2 A0 F3 M" t: c O1 Z. BRange closes to 20,000 yards...
" U1 O- x6 R1 e3 v) ^Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 i' R; z* q6 d. I5 @* _. F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards, ~9 j3 {: B% d' T N9 M: J& y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...7 q+ T% c8 l8 x6 Z/ F s
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
& @% {% y& D2 \3 _) oRange closes to 14,000 yards...
+ U+ A) O" v, l3 [# D( pCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards" R' M% @) H: M+ j2 |9 r$ L
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
! K/ T/ d7 M+ \9 m9 cCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards5 e" g$ J* I k+ T( v. S
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
& ~% O( v$ P+ Q6 nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards6 N/ ?9 d2 h, s. s& w
Range closes to 10,000 yards...' {% S/ t# j+ p& d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards
5 r0 C8 {2 W$ J. H- ` P7 _CA Louisville engages APD T-4 at 10,000 yards
, [0 J6 D. N4 `3 ?CA Chester engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
3 P' }0 J% @; }, SDD Bryant engages APD T-5 at 10,000 yards$ F7 i8 I8 E4 ^8 L
Range increases to 12,000 yards
* h. w+ w2 i; M+ X1 gCA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards I# `. Z( |% q+ ^
CA Louisville engages APD T-10 at 12,000 yards, W$ j5 S6 ]) M: ` v
CA San Francisco engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
+ Z! @, ]/ L4 w' {9 ACA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 12,000 yards d$ b, a- u! y2 y9 b* I: G
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards& E- {; ]2 c7 d
CA Northampton engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards
/ p7 q& ?; m4 b; e- [) JDD Capps engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
# k8 A/ Y, |- k" W' LDD Burns engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards4 c, |+ X" G; r6 ~
DD Bradford engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
3 J4 O# S' L9 O; g& z5 b) z4 gDD Bennett engages APD T-4 at 12,000 yards; k* }* L$ l% X [" W2 i
DMS Rodman engages APD T-8 at 12,000 yards
! m& e) C% }8 L- e4 C: lAPD T-4 engages DMS Macomb at 12,000 yards
$ ^+ k7 O) L* \3 FRange closes to 9,000 yards! V; V0 M: U$ x' T, m/ p' S
CA Wichita engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards) P/ E9 v; e+ S3 H v
APD T-8 sunk by CA Vincennes at 9,000 yards% |$ y* s+ m, ?8 J6 |' q
CA Quincy engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards1 }1 x( m! w. s9 p: `4 H9 I" f* h
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards( J: w0 x3 y# C0 S y1 u, d/ O
CA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards# W# g! A- u$ z/ ~) ~
CA Chicago engages APD T-4 at 9,000 yards6 N6 c O; x. c4 k: U
APD T-4 sunk by CA Louisville at 9,000 yards! ^# O+ S% k/ L' q- X
DD Bennett engages APD T-10 at 9,000 yards0 c4 S+ l- J) A1 Y
Range closes to 7,000 yards& V7 @0 R2 k3 j, F2 S" f B% @
CA Wichita engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards& F$ Y/ g8 _# S( f
APD T-10 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
: ]! L4 I5 _# I, SCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
* Q+ Q$ u: i3 O3 YCA Wichita engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards0 O1 W+ S' y, @+ P* A" T* X& f
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
* y2 T) T* Y/ T, \, \APD T-3 engages DMS Rodman at 7,000 yards
n7 ~0 c' C9 f# f* h5 ~CA Chicago engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards
' c N; @2 n( f7 A% zCA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards2 ^. Y( s: F% I; A
CA Northampton engages APD T-11 at 7,000 yards! C( Q2 [+ l( Q7 |8 j
DD Caperton engages APD T-3 at 7,000 yards9 }3 y- J+ c$ g" x! W8 P
DMS Macomb engages APD T-9 at 7,000 yards
; x2 u4 v! C# S" h7 X, wRange increases to 10,000 yards
( F6 _; ~* M3 pDMS Macomb engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards
3 G1 H k( W: W6 T5 v5 b2 |CA Vincennes engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards+ Z: u v' Q8 C6 \, d' f
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
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Japanese Ships
5 h$ L! u- l/ x& f APD T-1
2 Q+ W6 T- X) e- k/ D2 T, D5 T" J APD T-2, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage( z- M8 [2 H0 D1 U1 J4 o
APD T-3- ^8 Q( L4 O" _
APD T-5
; ?4 z' C+ x, Q APD T-6, Shell hits 9, Torpedo hits 1, and is sunk, Y: N5 s2 F7 |$ c! e
APD T-9, a/ k# w# r* ~
APD T-10, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage. H& j) n# M/ ` C4 G9 Y3 P6 z! ]
APD T-11, Shell hits 16, and is sunk# H' a: Y; w. o" g8 t) j2 ^ x: }
: b8 u3 V2 m; y2 v2 F( vAllied Ships
6 P: Q6 E1 k+ U CL Swiftsure0 |: C" ]+ ?5 x9 ^# C( i! i
CL St. Louis: n; J7 k. k, h3 l8 L0 k9 h5 t
CL Phoenix
6 G: @8 h! l3 l i9 b) @2 o! }/ M CL Cleveland
! O$ I+ q ]+ Y+ t) \* T& M' E, Y/ t. e CL Montpelier
% G @; M' |- [" v2 O& w CL Denver
' y) w. o2 J; U% t CL Santa Fe
& u3 P- d# i9 `' `" |4 d CL Birmingham
8 I7 w/ R/ \' L* p+ Q CL Mobile; e. G' I6 Z9 [' I9 X
CL Biloxi5 e/ r% y2 n3 y/ Q, G" e
CL Miami
; Y1 R6 p5 p: d, n CL Pasadena
0 C7 A4 ?- W$ V N DD Allen M. Sumner
9 V K7 e+ y1 x* }( R DD Ault
- r" K( p% S: I5 Z7 W DD English
: u6 D' C# T( `2 p DD Haynsworth6 |* v( }3 ]9 V# b
DD Maddox1 b( F+ c2 M3 a: Q
DD Mansfield2 f; ?. K! J! v" J$ A% k
DD Waldron8 z2 D8 ~" ]( g7 M3 u
DD Haggard
- {/ \# o6 N: C DD Hailey f# U* V* T9 B" S" p9 j0 C6 b
DD Hale
. o$ c9 S0 _6 J CL Vincennes II
% k5 @/ u" F% R* F+ J$ G CL Houston II
$ V- X4 ^2 C0 Z* r+ O CL Astoria II
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6 r U) x W% P1 f, B5 a5 n7 f' e- H7 `Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
$ ]8 J" s, l& PRange closes to 28,000 yards...; a- d- m' @" {4 e- l- i& Z
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards. _1 M/ X; K% [/ G0 P
Range closes to 26,000 yards...0 a3 _* J# k7 f1 B; V$ t: b0 F0 N
Range closes to 24,000 yards...' q. I O1 D0 q/ A# ` U# D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
) v N$ z9 k) N7 M H8 KRange closes to 22,000 yards...1 E! x8 P5 _4 N; o- ?
Range closes to 20,000 yards...2 }# }1 C6 l9 M" U
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards0 H W# U7 d0 k
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 ?2 S, L+ }9 X4 w8 I0 m/ [8 b6 N
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 18,000 yards6 Q) N3 i* F. C0 d6 _
Range closes to 16,000 yards...# G5 G, v0 o: ~: J8 W* y3 }! r; i( c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards
7 G9 d$ T! }, v1 {$ Y7 ?- i aRange closes to 14,000 yards...
0 H- s2 O! Z! c, s5 I7 [; g% YCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 14,000 yards
) `9 A: ~+ Y' C# nRange closes to 12,000 yards...
1 g+ X8 i' G( _# P; j' O/ dCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 12,000 yards
# y; O6 J. R9 S4 E" z9 j1 iRange closes to 11,000 yards...* _; R, }% y0 e- x0 I% V2 `& F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards, J' H% }+ z/ h- p7 s
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
, E/ q! Q6 f1 l' sCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 10,000 yards: ~ w) }( L$ C; W
Wyatt, B. crosses the 'T'
6 T. [1 s$ c8 G& n% @6 VCL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards0 Y) w1 a6 H% N( H3 r8 W# Z. \/ j* j
CL Biloxi engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards# D3 w. T( c0 s' I2 v; W6 P
CL Cleveland engages APD T-2 at 10,000 yards
9 p8 [& p& b0 e( @& I% K& gCL Denver engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards% q2 y% F7 ]9 S
DD Hale engages APD T-11 at 10,000 yards1 I4 w7 ^" u$ T ~
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
9 o, f" e/ L$ U" x$ \DD English engages APD T-9 at 10,000 yards
7 [9 Z5 \. c/ o% Q9 H. fDD Ault engages APD T-6 at 10,000 yards
, m; q f/ F0 l) M. gRange increases to 11,000 yards/ u S' g" p- z' D& b
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards2 ~0 S s6 B. U9 G% w8 O4 q
CL Houston II engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards. v0 r' S: r& V* a o
CL Cleveland engages APD T-9 at 11,000 yards2 n: }7 j6 Y" b, ?9 [. b- P
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards" ^- W- `2 @7 `. ?- y
CL Miami engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards
4 {7 n: Z% _5 X3 g8 PCL Mobile engages APD T-11 at 11,000 yards! I/ x, e4 d8 @+ }
DD Ault engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
3 I0 Y E" F2 d3 V( ~DD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-6 at 11,000 yards
0 j9 E) d6 f& f$ V4 r3 i5 [: l7 s2 zRange closes to 8,000 yards$ J" w5 k0 E) I+ A% i) w: y
CL Astoria II engages APD T-11 at 8,000 yards
2 \5 `/ \( f1 V2 ^CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards! }9 Z* S) B, c2 z' R5 K( P" y
CL Cleveland engages APD T-6 at 8,000 yards% A4 |* e( n, w1 [( m
APD T-11 sunk by CL Miami at 8,000 yards
$ u2 Y# [7 V4 h' y4 A/ |* ] L6 }0 h2 ZDD Hailey engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
8 a0 m1 @+ `/ L6 rRange closes to 7,000 yards% J- v" j) s9 t, G
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
+ e8 H% p& R6 R. }5 |3 VCL Vincennes II engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 s7 q1 g( Q9 J8 w: J5 G7 J
CL Pasadena engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
4 e0 i3 g) V, g; HCL Miami engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards! I( O6 J# `- A/ x6 F, U4 A
CL Biloxi engages APD T-2 at 7,000 yards
. i# c _: N- `8 CCL Mobile engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards4 ~2 ?, ], S+ ~8 V
CL Cleveland engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards; i/ L6 o; N9 f2 x+ q) [
CL Swiftsure engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards B' Y* E4 q7 `5 A) ^
DD Hailey engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards3 y6 ~7 ~& J8 y6 d, T
DD Waldron engages APD T-6 at 7,000 yards% e- N1 N8 p0 ^- c% V' B% J
APD T-6 sunk by DD Mansfield at 7,000 yards
' }5 l* L( ^1 n* O$ mDD Allen M. Sumner engages APD T-10 at 7,000 yards
7 N B/ ~4 d9 _. H" jRange increases to 8,000 yards' @ ^$ w6 H. z2 r0 v9 R/ f
CL Astoria II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards l3 R/ ^* H7 Q N
CL Houston II engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
6 K5 v6 Q# k3 e/ g, _CL Cleveland engages APD T-5 at 8,000 yards
6 u. J" ?1 y5 f/ k& T: d8 rJapanese Task Force Manages to Escape
) C. x. n' ?/ r c/ Z$ iTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 8,000 Yards
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APD T-10 l' t- D* @* D# `7 e6 I
APD T-2, Shell hits 4, and is sunk* h: @. a9 L6 Y; z) _
APD T-3, Shell hits 20, and is sunk; m8 k7 {( L7 i7 N) y: ^
APD T-5
/ w) G3 q8 X, M# L& w APD T-9, Shell hits 8, and is sunk
+ k7 n6 s# t D) r: g APD T-10, Shell hits 12, and is sunk
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Allied Ships
! o* [6 t' o, L5 E2 J0 l/ p1 i4 i4 O CA Portland( v& e' |$ [: n* g# _1 [2 x
CA Northampton
) _+ |, Z" N! g CA Chester- e# G8 x% n8 X+ q3 U6 ]
CA Louisville
" G* C! n$ x& I CA Chicago6 l; t2 L; A) s' g" t
CA Astoria
]! k- H3 _0 E7 R; m% V, u CA Minneapolis. |( I4 `8 Z2 c: b( g# z$ _
CA San Francisco
/ _; j l" k% i& l! d; L CA Quincy
+ l2 Z& k1 S& Z1 h CA Vincennes8 f! g- y. O+ f& H, T
CA Wichita# M9 d, }% X7 j5 p* B2 R
DD Bennett
# K& Y3 b `) o5 x U, s( e DD Bradford* K) w1 Q6 P W; N5 _- i
DD Braine
+ N" U |7 z, {- c# F$ K DD Brownson A# V2 w- |/ p- S( Y3 E; U
DD Bryant; `" ?/ w! f0 D5 X7 v7 \% i
DD Bullard3 q9 c$ x. x5 L5 j5 H* v
DD Burns0 ]4 S% H- S8 Z/ n3 F
DD Callaghan
% w3 q. @4 e! s" f DD Caperton
2 N0 m u. D/ d2 ^: Y DD Capps4 F+ q6 l( d# |% v+ c/ B" a0 G
DMS Emmons# \ R$ a) S2 s8 y! m6 a$ i3 J9 `
DMS Macomb$ j3 ?: ]( @6 y% l+ V! x
DMS Rodman8 T% _ R: X6 K/ \/ Y- J
DMS Gherardi
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards
5 ~) _' n8 ^/ N% ?Range closes to 28,000 yards...
! x Q- M D/ i( \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 28,000 yards3 K' Z$ ?; M& R" E7 m
Range closes to 26,000 yards.... B! g6 g& M- s
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
9 @& `( o/ N% P& }8 \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' D- p" F; s2 L3 M ~) K) {
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
' {0 c/ I# u: T& w* aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 22,000 yards
( d- U, g0 r& F& ~2 n- QRange closes to 20,000 yards...: `& j& y% m' u
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 20,000 yards
( V ]6 B+ Z' v& }7 j2 b d2 wRange closes to 18,000 yards...
. C! D$ {! G- b1 a/ k% ERange closes to 16,000 yards...6 G5 J) k o0 n; [6 z! S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 16,000 yards$ G# T, V2 o q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...% j0 w% z1 L! x& h- _. G
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
/ h' O* R1 ?: D( c; qRange closes to 11,000 yards...
, T0 |" n5 [2 e. O5 J0 nRange closes to 10,000 yards...
) ]- a& N% i z% W' p6 i9 nRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 A7 g: E# A' m/ KRange closes to 8,000 yards...) h0 v8 I' d' n' ~7 S
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards& h2 L) K/ I; _# t# T' I
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards' Y# |; ~3 `+ b* X/ q: k! _1 U3 g
CA Minneapolis engages APD T-2 at 8,000 yards
" ?( R6 ]+ d7 m& }& KCA Chicago engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards5 G0 Y2 r4 l! x$ e% {* M, g
DD Brownson engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards( P/ g' u, u7 M( F1 {/ d, a
APD T-10 engages DMS Gherardi at 8,000 yards, T' g+ ]+ U1 x1 d( O+ h6 v
CA Wichita engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
+ R/ u o" P- T0 eCA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 8,000 yards$ c& t. n! b8 E
CA Quincy engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards/ P9 q l0 A" z( ^* \" e# S
CA Wichita engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards
% ~: f7 j0 h7 l& Y3 yCA Minneapolis engages APD T-10 at 8,000 yards
0 b$ t4 F# [6 [APD T-10 sunk by CA Astoria at 8,000 yards. i# N" E6 ^/ ?: R+ N0 _: _. p
DD Bullard engages APD T-3 at 8,000 yards( K, G6 B3 n. `% D& u C3 Z
Range closes to 5,000 yards
1 r. _& T: d5 H, }# h/ oDD Burns collides with DD Capps at 119 , 113 ! g0 P, [2 g6 ? h0 R6 D
APD T-2 sunk by CA Vincennes at 5,000 yards
( O4 j8 g5 q1 d, N" uCA Quincy engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
, ?1 _7 s" [( ZCA Minneapolis engages APD T-3 at 5,000 yards
, M5 t; u2 d/ m# f. r0 TDD Bullard engages APD T-9 at 5,000 yards
# u9 Q$ K/ F5 k% ^Range closes to 2,000 yards
8 M4 X, }0 t1 R) E( {CA Wichita engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards
6 Z& t2 t+ a1 `: Q' a9 V7 mCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards) d2 f4 [) v0 F u+ E
CA San Francisco engages APD T-9 at 2,000 yards. F" r8 H6 B' B# @; _2 K& X9 y& M
APD T-3 sunk by DD Callaghan at 2,000 yards
A* @1 T& B* x) `3 e! |; Y: dRange increases to 6,000 yards
/ X/ u& n% E! t0 a' T) sCA Quincy engages APD T-9 at 6,000 yards \ B G7 J' R6 k% e* S
CA Quincy engages APD T-1 at 6,000 yards
4 P& k. r% F! rAPD T-9 sunk by DD Bradford at 6,000 yards: O& z% B0 i% U5 D* l, c
Range increases to 9,000 yards
" r* i S- { x) aDMS Rodman engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards; N" Z- F6 r1 q; e
CA Wichita engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
. p, X5 \6 y. Q; _) BCA Minneapolis engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards+ a; X2 E9 Q4 b/ y3 s( n
DD Caperton engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards- t0 [/ A5 @8 M/ D! `
Range increases to 13,000 yards
- C" K) _: E# N8 i: y4 |4 S9 WCA Wichita engages APD T-5 at 13,000 yards) R# A5 O" p: L6 w, l
APD T-1 engages DMS Gherardi at 13,000 yards5 Y# u( M# l# x4 l' U1 `4 M- E
Japanese Task Force Manages to Escape
) h7 @* P. n s6 e2 R3 k" QTask forces break off...! E% O% J# E4 p
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Ponape at 119,113, Range 9,000 Yards
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8 E; i" r& D' D* f9 y h: | APD T-1, Shell hits 15, and is sunk
* H) _4 `" s0 f! U8 c APD T-5, Shell hits 13, and is sunk+ E( w2 M9 D: l9 N4 E
, P3 H; u0 J, ~2 kAllied Ships7 h0 y6 P& A$ @1 o
BB North Carolina
. s* h8 w1 R6 k8 c2 o- M ?( |5 D BB Washington$ |! @: e% \+ g* D( b1 [
BB South Dakota
, U7 Y% V' @" v; W0 n* Q* }, T BB Indiana: e# F6 K9 o3 \
BB Massachusetts
2 h$ K. X3 o0 M7 ? BB Alabama
; d" D: E0 M5 O M6 `. G DD Conner
# B+ l* D4 e. u4 ?8 ?( X6 ` DD Cotten
, T2 ?6 i ?: _# c4 q ^: u DD Cowell& {0 p* I# N; A+ N" G0 {0 v0 V
DD Daly
0 ^" ]6 r( @/ v1 g DD Eaton2 h7 H1 G1 Y: p$ w e- k' Z9 _
DD Heywood Edwards
, G' f; f5 `0 b' V DD Erben
% v% `! _& i6 w* f DD Evans
3 j+ C$ X9 k3 Q/ [ DD Foote
$ C7 b+ w- C1 H8 L0 _ DD Franks
. }$ L0 |( C3 m DD Fullam$ g: t7 a, b, f! I4 q, z; g
DD Gatling
- W+ a( j) l% n5 d. e1 s" R DD Albert Grant
( }$ X! T/ ^! G% x+ Y& g DD Gregory
4 z% V$ o& s" b3 k$ {7 } DD Guest5 [* C% o- t5 e
DMS Hamilton
& l+ j+ c8 o: y DMS Forrest& X$ t. |& f. C
DMS Ellyson
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Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 39% moonlight: 8,000 yards" |% o1 e4 |+ s2 x- p$ f: F
Range closes to 28,000 yards...0 A/ v! |5 z" I# {
Range closes to 26,000 yards...
* @6 ]) V! N$ W: @Range closes to 24,000 yards...6 r( x5 ]% r) @. v& F! q9 o; H, A
Range closes to 22,000 yards...! _ Y/ h' U) b
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( k6 J5 m. C, \, V" @4 X4 |Range closes to 18,000 yards...$ B( `+ U% R: R% `/ w3 D7 ]3 c
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
! q' Y! Z* t" C% F7 p6 J; HRange closes to 14,000 yards...
3 o" Z5 q. _# [( XRange closes to 12,000 yards..." J9 u4 n b O, X
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
F( F4 u% L) c- ^. s9 }" A2 [+ ^/ FCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 11,000 yards: ~8 b. P$ K: a6 f) W& K
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
; p* f3 Y2 ?2 \Range closes to 9,000 yards...3 G9 i2 Y" y+ ~" j
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 9,000 yards; F. B$ z( U3 {# _
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-5 at 9,000 yards
1 \) H; n+ ?' aAPD T-1 engages DMS Ellyson at 9,000 yards
$ a2 h1 [+ s$ o. ]1 t& L ODD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards2 _" ^* o7 @1 I
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards6 T }' ?7 X0 C5 x6 u. J4 B2 d
DD Eaton engages APD T-1 at 9,000 yards
0 J! i3 ^& c1 |( U# qRange closes to 5,000 yards
2 T2 F9 u( A7 I }DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
* A# I: [5 u: G- cBB Washington engages APD T-5 at 5,000 yards
~" j. k V/ k. u/ FRange closes to 3,000 yards
- F/ e0 C& C5 K. ?* [6 }BB Alabama engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
; Z2 w" K) ]* I9 Z4 ^DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards6 E( S& I/ y3 P0 `9 q! \3 }1 c6 ~
DD Eaton engages APD T-5 at 3,000 yards
" u+ Z3 e! i' U; m1 PDD Cowell engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards4 `2 H+ {0 k+ ? Z' ^% C. p G
DD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
4 v% k' m) t5 z0 e4 J# z' cAPD T-5 sunk by DD Conner at 3,000 yards ?9 e: ]$ ?( r6 a
BB Alabama engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
: h- Y! K* H5 zDD Cotten engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards
# E2 b, G. f1 F" N# g: X; LDD Conner engages APD T-1 at 3,000 yards5 V. P8 x; c5 {9 ]
Range increases to 5,000 yards$ {' N* R3 q9 A k- b; B' w
BB Massachusetts engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards4 I1 n- |' Z3 e. @
DD Heywood Edwards engages APD T-1 at 5,000 yards
" p* P/ }" x% e. n' ?Range increases to 7,000 yards V8 T; |: k& S$ _
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards" {- O& t' D& @+ V& D
DD Gatling engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards3 W. |3 y, ^9 Q# l
DMS Ellyson engages APD T-1 at 7,000 yards
0 ?0 W8 T# i' C: M& N2 N$ ^APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards3 @, s+ G/ d- s; h+ f& N% g1 M
APD T-1 sunk by BB Alabama at 7,000 yards
5 E9 P; n8 w1 h& \) q- ]! mCombat ends with last Japanese ship sunk... |
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