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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
) Z0 k9 ~5 W2 `# G) I0 G E4 iNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards% X3 R; K: x L& ], {9 D7 ~3 B* t
% d; r/ E; x2 n; AAllied aircraft9 x0 q6 ^3 m& C' Q, x
no flights x3 f5 f. j3 t5 J+ {
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Allied aircraft losses/ V8 v) {. ?1 ~5 f
No Allied losses
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6 H- N* r" R% K% m) i7 J }Japanese Ships
+ X1 ?# e: O# x. w: B CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
" B% q& B* o2 @5 `" v1 z CA Aoba
8 a) }4 l6 w! F) v# `3 U( | CA Kinugasa; K. _9 Z9 k" H" e! D
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
' E9 p2 A# Q' S CA Kako
5 l. z/ }( n/ k% W- z) k% F CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
, l7 F9 c) Y$ Q7 ]) I' p; D; D! t CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
2 ^3 Z6 Q% N- W* V CL Yubari% x+ ^. Y- G9 A4 N# A6 K
; ^0 u$ R9 Y4 B1 q- m( q, VAllied Ships8 ^; m' _5 v9 d
CA Salt Lake City
0 i+ Q; L; X9 d: f- u! e CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk) J6 D9 G1 G/ Y- N4 B, W4 V9 e
DD Grayson+ ~: l, }; j: b' ~
DD Monssen
, Q3 p; p# _; }" h, ]# b; O DD Aaron Ward
4 O' ~% e+ w; Z DD Laffey
" c! Y2 E; b' {: ^) q DD Farenholt. _- z% a& }9 S* S' N8 ~
DD Maury# d2 @) @% m0 O7 L
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 z) ^) I, o b: A
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
# v) e5 i9 I$ \, Z DD Stack
9 D) K" f9 P, _ DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
+ ~0 E/ z5 ?/ r$ W% r& ? DD Balch
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9 D- i4 B) R( B* l* e' @Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight: H& |+ c+ e' C7 X6 F
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% M: I" ~+ U' ?! l& tRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 G7 i( y1 H3 O: ?3 V; \* c# {7 vRange closes to 14,000 yards...
" a8 g) O) t9 n: b- ERange closes to 8,000 yards...2 m" T+ k& A2 b
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; p' }+ x; {8 D3 Q. B4 G/ C7 E
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." ^' v0 A" T7 |0 U% K( ~
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
1 {5 V4 s% @8 j) WRange closes to 1,000 yards...
3 {5 Y6 I& h) ~Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
" j; V* L' C8 c. S7 ~5 b; U+ wCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards$ r0 k( w& d& u j/ }* t
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
" R# {% _/ z- D) W, y2 lDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
' V( w5 P# l' ^! U0 }6 n1 W2 ?CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
5 N" T8 W, R8 L% f4 ~$ H0 iCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards! `, f# t: K( k
Range increases to 2,000 yards, T% ?, Z; g" k* f2 h" X
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards9 x' d& e5 s' ^1 z' ^# D
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards5 M: i) D6 n- P c- ?+ [
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards8 A% ?; K2 g# A; W, l! Y
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
( p5 D8 k$ }$ ~. [DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
/ Q6 `. B* @- A2 S8 ~; w! W8 SCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards0 W- d/ ]% ]# G# {6 T
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
, |* h7 K# i* `+ S7 {2 dCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
( @" y: a$ T% }% NCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards' G: `! h+ D: a4 t5 m
Range increases to 6,000 yards
* A* N( g3 J8 u- p9 I7 w4 |' `) fDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 ( q7 z/ V1 p% V- M
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards( U7 Z+ _( j3 S( P
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
( B' F$ M$ O) r; V7 Z6 lCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards$ e4 Z& B/ ~' N. [. }: B. l
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
P2 J A$ Q) G& I1 G: u( e' cCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards& q' U9 G+ `$ M- B7 a6 H: K
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards5 B! c. N3 v) K$ V0 n6 ?! d0 e) H$ M
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
: s) ?% X$ m! g" ? `: N' [CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
" l1 D) D5 G6 J! n5 _+ j) W4 FCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
- G/ C& y% i( X, STask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards/ r; Q5 [) [, a5 P- i) ]2 l
4 g9 N: v" ~( P; A# w% FJapanese Ships1 x& n1 [0 e7 O6 F) m8 m
CA Aoba, Shell hits 21 b2 P" C9 S" t
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire) c: x7 v- t* [! I6 R) q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
! J6 T6 J: W+ U: M. Q- C CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% `: _" J! C! }6 a CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 i8 a$ b0 r/ N g CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
5 ~$ E$ |6 C# D, M) |. G/ \: V CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
& E. _% J2 J) r; a4 m. _$ Z" O" x* c CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire% K( d& d+ h7 y
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 C# E: k2 H' M0 R; V CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
1 t1 J0 b% `' n4 G DD Mugford1 ~. G% {' C: d
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
9 s) }7 m! b3 m' i# ` DD Patterson
+ S/ r6 c D+ M' j1 ?8 E2 h DD Jarvis7 c2 }1 D7 d/ U6 M) r
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight, q& @* {- T( S) ^! Q! R$ X2 ^% z& k
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
$ a, ?% S5 y C7 KRange closes to 20,000 yards...' ~% s6 l5 g8 o! U2 H+ O
Range closes to 14,000 yards... A5 g0 T# M0 C/ G5 F* S$ |' l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 @# }; P+ T& A5 m' g$ k* }
Range closes to 4,000 yards...! K4 j2 w$ ^' N- J
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
" b/ n$ j e2 z0 C' aCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 m2 U% g" h% W8 p: Z% s& d# H
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards7 e" d n" M5 s5 Q, ^; L% @
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
$ ?/ v. M0 A' E/ vCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
! d$ U0 M O1 U$ u. E: f2 \+ eCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards1 S7 \2 [- _8 t, c3 ^
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards& b& Q$ ~# ^5 e& H4 L2 K2 B1 r! F
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
4 W5 D+ |2 G% D) y9 G1 vDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
* f7 k* ?: p' z( i+ N/ RCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards* O8 Z: W: t; R/ \
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards r4 X3 c0 m& k3 P9 }
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& |; Z3 u K% |3 l% D/ S: ]CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
9 P/ x9 s h/ o3 `CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
: n, N8 W+ X$ J5 O, X0 K WCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards- m8 c# }1 \5 y5 l5 ~" l
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
2 F6 ]' P4 }) ?! ACL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
6 x$ Q( t! c& R8 A9 vCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
/ s) A8 t, c! N9 J! cRange increases to 5,000 yards: S; f# s/ f" e) U- O
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
* x2 h& L9 U$ ]8 t( n5 L4 j0 DCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# U+ g& @8 p/ i
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
2 `4 Y" B: T3 i+ o& ?6 @; TCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards( s7 H Q1 z( Y5 i! Q
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
, l4 }" I# J+ \DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards! w5 U4 [5 m8 `! i' W- p3 r
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
; @* ^9 f% O9 f `. l/ S" d6 C0 BRange increases to 8,000 yards
# U% D+ Z' U5 w( C# l7 L+ QCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
3 ?1 h. _, F; r3 g; dCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
' W" c: J. Z& ], ]CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
( `2 l0 ?! {: P2 f7 f. ]0 _! q& v) ]. MCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
% m) n" O& a4 W0 L- H& I! `CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
6 T2 }% N$ h: C' r$ K2 a$ D, N9 wCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
" p* | i; c8 h% C) fRange increases to 9,000 yards7 p8 ^% T9 B' L/ d1 I: ]
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards8 q C/ @8 [; W$ _9 \# @
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards1 D, i/ h: ^8 {5 S: X: F5 r) X
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards# V7 _ L1 y; r2 ]2 g1 a! l
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards9 A! i. V# l% P/ ]9 w+ d; [: u# F
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards5 A& U. |7 T! W$ l6 t
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards7 \. L1 M& `1 v% Z( R1 F
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
! Y+ i7 F$ s5 Z, J6 tCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
# k4 ]( {. {" OTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards( y( g0 P1 E- |2 [7 L
- N6 x/ j" ? n) lJapanese Ships+ d f/ g X3 Z6 Q. }' C% ?
CA Aoba- h# Z; _& o( W; Z: p& r
CA Kinugasa0 W$ |2 |3 n. ?* O# d6 d) y
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
8 {8 I+ F" c- b0 ?, t( N6 I% ` CA Kako, Shell hits 1
+ K( t1 i( p7 D* g$ N( Y5 C) Q CL Tenryu( w2 R O: n2 h/ m0 {* v
CL Tatsuta
2 |8 I* M5 t0 ` s+ Q4 ]0 a CL Yubari, |7 {0 }! a0 y# K6 k; g
3 z b2 }/ s4 z% E7 ? q$ @Allied Ships/ E5 D; [! ]+ f1 ~' f$ p0 |8 V
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk- } q3 S9 `- W, N
DD Balch0 v$ t1 R7 @! T
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' @: {* C6 \5 E0 R6 {" a z
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
' v7 @1 H, |5 X9 M/ HRange closes to 24,000 yards...
4 x$ e8 u. v" i) NRange closes to 22,000 yards...
: q+ g9 h7 T: } D- h7 U( [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
( V( v8 ]' d: R+ l5 p+ a8 I; ]Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- T1 V5 Q6 q( WRange closes to 16,000 yards...& ]6 l- t6 H8 N+ n8 h3 p. p
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 k! a' F# F$ t* z8 e! Z/ RRange closes to 12,000 yards...( O. S- l3 ^+ ?
Range closes to 11,000 yards...' c2 y9 @; ^$ Q x
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
! s+ I2 H3 w. v n) ?+ h. j9 n+ p }Range closes to 9,000 yards...% p0 O U, Y; A3 g$ P
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
/ r- q1 G. {! G2 L; PCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards# U. l! \4 v2 N0 N H3 {
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
6 ]% i; A5 |/ R4 qRange closes to 6,000 yards...6 [; Y$ G5 l$ L" ] c
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
( d2 J1 K! q! b" K4 P& q9 g7 {CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
/ I& A% d3 ~' a- M' wRange increases to 7,000 yards" a8 ]' s' D2 u$ _9 \$ D
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards$ e" P! Y& ~: Y0 K/ A
Range closes to 6,000 yards4 y, w; i/ a' h) w+ e, _" m" _
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards X9 q) \$ E1 g" R" h$ T \; E1 s
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
- q5 |! t6 v% q6 w1 ZCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
! I8 W9 s& h% r% Y7 x$ X4 r# T, t% hDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
& Q1 }2 e% c/ M' X7 LRange closes to 4,000 yards
9 S9 w6 S" X4 iCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
& d6 X$ A3 }! ^& _: E! O* f! LRange increases to 7,000 yards
0 o; k! K R. T4 hCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards3 t7 Y9 I) F2 i- A$ v
Range increases to 11,000 yards
j* @/ K4 C/ n( E$ P( UCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards$ h, U! S3 v: T1 [1 `" h
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
5 H8 V( b7 ~/ HTask forces break off...
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; [9 o' d" O( e4 y! LNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards9 h3 r" n" o8 ~+ t3 I/ I
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Japanese Ships
7 O- e/ f: T+ a2 K* a CA Aoba6 d. g. y9 S9 b3 U) C" w! t& S9 W
CA Kinugasa4 }/ D# m' X, v- U; U
CA Furutaka
& \+ G! R: j; |6 T; q, _2 ?0 U7 y7 S7 u CA Kako, Shell hits 1( K2 ]" a1 ~! L/ d
CL Tenryu9 o3 \0 W' V* S- v! o
CL Tatsuta
6 Z) N. G0 ]3 x" h# O/ \+ \ CL Yubari
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7 I9 k" A" ~& x* ?5 L5 t7 P) FAllied Ships
" C# j- R% i% e, e, r DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire% Y/ Y: O6 c2 x6 E3 s" w
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
% A. A, s7 l5 q& iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards# E. z' L6 [, C$ c
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
& f# O O6 G" @) |% c+ p$ X1 _CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards8 T, y) g1 Y/ M
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
3 J5 O; Z% I% ]9 D# ?) i+ H* yRange closes to 20,000 yards.... g. [/ c# z" I/ K
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
6 l2 }& O/ H+ {3 K: _! T. h/ Z' PRange closes to 16,000 yards...2 L$ U& R% n+ P) z3 d5 a% h- c6 r- j
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) l) R7 t8 T5 |' rRange closes to 12,000 yards...
5 T) K8 d/ S) \Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 o( n; d; Z$ ]6 \Range closes to 10,000 yards..." y4 Y- U' j; P& j: H1 J( t
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
: D) @: C3 M& gRange closes to 8,000 yards...
2 N% Y/ _( o8 c% D: c \Range closes to 7,000 yards...
+ L* i8 i3 t3 g$ S e7 _) b& xRange closes to 6,000 yards...: _0 r8 D5 f; y3 A; I8 A
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 B5 ]9 O4 m: s5 ^) iRange closes to 4,000 yards...: T" B7 C8 t; k$ M# c% I
Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 U @ R+ `4 D! g; M$ G! w }
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards) x0 f: \3 K. p/ ~4 ?
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards# R2 u% H- q* f. y7 }. w$ c1 R
Range increases to 4,000 yards
0 p# ^- v' X; b" J+ F7 XCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
, x9 P1 U' ]( `9 P, v0 [) }CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards) T9 I/ J0 M$ v( G6 V# D! n/ `
Range increases to 5,000 yards
/ \7 b, K+ ?& F% V3 S4 xCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
1 Q6 P- d$ H+ b' U8 ARange increases to 9,000 yards0 G0 Q B- E4 W; R+ }9 `) o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards# c7 W5 {* b; Z
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape4 X% V6 s/ I3 w; W7 G
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- h; ?+ ]( W1 Q, Z8 p3 Q6 F
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Japanese Ships3 m& ?) J( l/ S
CA Aoba
1 H1 d3 _6 y' Z CA Kinugasa
3 n: w+ O) \2 d0 H# V: ~1 B- y CA Furutaka$ n$ ?1 K' R( P) \
CA Kako- Y% @/ A! O; _# F& J
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
! E& L ? u/ u+ d CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 @1 N" X7 T! Y! | CL Yubari
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5 f: i H6 ~! y6 Y: D8 [ APD Colhoun! d! W, V! e, x. F" |/ P
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
2 Z8 v/ K3 t0 F# x+ A8 u DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
- z& A/ l' P' N3 _( j- d DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
' N- U! B( t: \: f" n: H AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires% R9 E$ g2 f& r
AP Harris
) Y$ v z' J3 ]' u$ q AP Zeilin
) a* H# v3 f# H2 |: v, m AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
# a/ ], q6 G" [ AP Heywood
$ {1 Q5 W% m! R0 ?; v+ v1 U& C AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
) r, w; T6 r6 R# R/ x. K AP President Bowen
5 ^$ m: r1 Q1 T5 m9 ?0 g AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
* _; _- b, p( h H8 ? xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:+ |; g. O9 B& R( M8 D6 h
105 casualties reported8 E! V1 z2 ]# }7 \0 B
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
+ _: m) i/ Q! u3 W' r! \ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
+ s; k+ f8 B7 R/ U% I6 t) I) z# {) h# R8 D Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled/ d& W0 D g, ]% x; B
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% w; m: X, u7 P8 w, zJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!/ [' P% {6 l* R
Allied TF begins to get underway5 Q2 h$ T( m3 @. f7 E" [, V% }* G$ [
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
* ]$ w `4 p4 I. xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
# S: G2 T% O) v% qRange closes to 18,000 yards...0 {' o! S+ R- i& v, `
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
- M" L: K4 M2 M& xRange closes to 8,000 yards...
# A3 G2 C! O$ u8 B* A u" eRange closes to 5,000 yards...
2 L; {1 ?5 ]# DRange closes to 3,000 yards...4 x' J9 k; N, z, O8 e& e9 S7 @
Range closes to 1,000 yards...1 ]5 K1 V. W4 k4 b* S
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
( h7 O: R r: \9 ~3 q1 o# HCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
: u9 A2 i. x; M9 XCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards( D' y T# L& G/ [, @9 n( M
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 F) q- M" z7 T A' TCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
6 W( s( }6 y1 nCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards" J" K \. K8 }7 E
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards e" Y+ E1 V3 p7 s+ J
Range increases to 2,000 yards
$ D0 Y6 _" M3 B( U5 v( ?, n; lCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards x' L! T6 w; F! V1 x
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards( W( a4 s& N# {2 }
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
, E! l. e; ]+ ~* ^" M9 MCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
% e9 L% v I7 P$ k1 VCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
7 n+ W7 S8 A/ X! S3 R- OCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
/ I' h, D) H+ l3 ~0 P4 g5 ~Range increases to 4,000 yards
" K+ k" p5 k8 @4 l. B/ X( n tCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards" G& e6 G- P) H; K
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
+ S7 n8 s B5 U3 |1 s4 c9 oCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
N0 G( o& c- f! j0 N0 a0 wCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
7 Y6 u0 \/ ~6 Z2 y; I9 @CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards$ U. e1 b, U" r7 w' C9 K8 J" Q
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
/ L1 L8 Q. N2 ^5 MCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards, E( b) o: m: t! z; O
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape9 z$ M$ ^, A1 j
Task forces break off...$ G# W; J% u( \8 E0 g' D$ s+ B: C
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) o. M' C' Q) w/ X第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
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2 z4 D/ ~1 Y$ G$ f7 p. V, \. \, `% UAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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5 H0 ?1 F3 T& E0 q9 |- HWeather in hex: Clear sky
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. g; D. K9 U8 v. ERaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.9 @! p: H! }8 x+ C& B- p2 }% a- [
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes5 S5 A0 |9 y; `# c, ^" k
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Japanese aircraft0 i" w8 F+ ?3 C
no flights: L, Z% S0 v8 b9 y$ e' |, ~
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' X- `4 u6 {" s5 Q5 |6 bAllied aircraft
# r: {9 @0 b* ]6 q0 N9 |6 J# o F4F-4 Wildcat x 8% k6 E9 X5 ^& X$ y
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82& c; H( E( j2 W; w( i+ d# X
TBF-1 Avenger x 39: p1 P9 I8 i, k
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Japanese aircraft losses
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Allied aircraft losses
$ j9 v; R& x7 m3 g' }8 O' W SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged0 q7 x% {! v8 U- v2 n) q
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged7 @% b7 J- M0 k) T6 m8 Z
N5 O( {. \. I% i& Q3 uJapanese Ships! u: N# j# j0 Z2 F, W: m8 W
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire* k3 W) u9 v( H# v1 T# `2 k1 i/ _
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
) a' e4 c# u/ E7 J+ I! D! H9 R CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage+ V- e8 h6 {* [/ o
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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