8月9号
@( U4 H- L) V& r4 A8 p' [) K2 D第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
9 h. z. H. w& F; ^Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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' f2 O# r+ g4 b) a9 d* O! A1 uAllied aircraft& |& K2 Z1 v l6 ? z) m0 h
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
l P, C$ a6 a4 g4 M; G( UNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
: U6 \/ y4 }3 W' o$ Z8 O$ m CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ z! Y* F, h4 F7 q: W! \& j2 \ B1 n CA Aoba7 w& L! K; G& V0 l2 W5 v
CA Kinugasa: t4 [+ F. r$ F5 c$ v1 u
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4+ y* i- |; J0 V1 I" w) r
CA Kako
) m2 e0 a8 a" ~( y& V9 i CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
; R4 X' y! q7 J8 p5 ^ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6- o" h3 O7 w( p$ S: Y! I4 I- P( O) ]
CL Yubari( _" `+ k6 t1 a. {3 Z
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Allied Ships1 _$ M) c7 d% j; x8 O' s% E
CA Salt Lake City0 V- o6 w' U+ ~& `# Z! k
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
/ f' T2 w, V( F3 N2 J" I e1 R z& H DD Grayson
* f7 t1 ?: u6 U& t DD Monssen1 _6 A- H1 ` J0 x# H7 X; Z& z( s
DD Aaron Ward* i4 }5 t2 u7 K5 p9 v0 D# b5 z# y$ ~3 t
DD Laffey( R7 Q* g. F8 P9 q, ~3 p
DD Farenholt' m) `, i) S5 Q8 p
DD Maury
( Q% Y" g, X; ]) h, O3 } DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
; m8 R4 X1 F% T& U0 I DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
# Z' _+ k4 V1 G DD Stack3 ^9 m# p! e8 X- M& X- x
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1, w8 G5 n6 u) q6 ?% P7 Q
DD Balch
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1 }* ~; D2 Z3 P2 dReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight: x6 [+ u% u s& T) w# i
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards! m6 R, V! I& c/ ]) }
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" e* `$ Z! O) q' h" CRange closes to 14,000 yards...3 o2 Y( Y0 C! A/ k
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... ~2 D! b k/ }! m( D
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
; B. b. `3 y7 P: Y% a" G' d; g& XRange closes to 5,000 yards...
" ~3 ~8 P( }& n2 I- C8 k" B1 JRange closes to 3,000 yards...: R3 l6 q2 q0 }3 I
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
3 L: Z0 l- N$ _ {8 @, yScott, N. crosses the 'T'
, W( b! t! u/ m, w: X& N. RCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
* o( S" h: n: a3 Z: N2 C7 aCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards5 w5 P+ T# J6 q5 U1 `
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards8 D3 W; a2 P4 q+ k
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards1 ^+ k8 H2 d, X* ] B" d9 ^
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards! x# T& q- Z6 p/ x) i
Range increases to 2,000 yards
0 I: E2 n9 [8 s4 q8 w* }DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards* L/ y. z- v6 p: V+ ~7 o$ A
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards, i) B! ]3 O* `- {( O5 \
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards1 ^, G% x) A, V5 R6 W
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards2 n, v+ _$ [7 P; o6 X0 R& e
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
7 w" _' ~( E! k* v* w5 @CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards+ d6 A/ G6 a4 l3 G$ u C
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
# c9 `; d, @& T' m9 X/ @CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
- l: ]! o) y2 }+ c& OCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
4 @$ U: k: j. m7 q" RRange increases to 6,000 yards5 s% M# S3 |/ a8 `3 @/ r
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
/ S6 D- P" X W5 [CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
5 A( }& N/ c% D! RCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards/ V4 ]: B# |7 }4 M% {1 D
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
( H- l" n. N" l0 O: W0 q2 gCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
! O' J. ~! A. c" bCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards% z! H6 y( U7 n2 L' C/ G" ~) ~
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
+ P/ a/ q8 W2 UCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards I6 a7 v' Y, ~; z2 v1 g3 O* H1 ?. O
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
; H$ o2 X. s0 t; T7 t" lCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
' Q o7 `# i+ g3 o. }: ^Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships, A$ f' L8 I$ {, T/ a- p
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
% n% m7 u2 P) L; _' ^ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
W) X3 ]$ i6 H# ~8 t& p% Y3 a CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
/ x9 h; D: Y" q2 s% w4 o CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% B+ p* U% s) i% d5 A CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
* L* Z, H, O7 I8 ~7 y CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire0 S ?* X2 Z$ o
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships' W0 l' r& \; W/ j& n
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire( H8 t6 h% |( J+ T6 v* W0 P, r
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
, N* B2 r7 A/ X) C) A" A( \ CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
2 ^; B# F9 q% Q% r6 F! q, E DD Mugford! H' j0 S3 K2 Z2 y- I3 g8 [
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
, v% D q1 o" [# U2 G, E8 L6 ] DD Patterson1 z8 i4 x1 r6 t# M6 {% a0 [
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight2 i+ x& @) M: s' i0 J# |: ^
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
3 L9 y2 M6 p. |+ ]' z% V# c0 \) |Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" Z! f, y! ?# F: W; TRange closes to 14,000 yards...9 M/ f$ p6 L5 X" M' J
Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ ?, ~: q2 V& k( @' k7 ?, M
Range closes to 4,000 yards...7 ?! \4 s2 q! c+ \' q( _
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
$ S( Y3 x) j9 a: m p) e3 U# {0 aCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
1 c( J t- P( y" l! m; ?1 q$ W1 C2 j( p! ^CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
0 X7 S+ C. _4 X2 h6 gCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'4 J) y" m; l c# ]7 L
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards3 M! e. p. w& Z0 ^4 N9 X
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
7 R. Y \, ~$ vCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
- ?4 P a4 F' }8 _9 rCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards1 Q* J5 p8 k5 @
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
; f8 Q( G; @4 LCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
: y4 _" m3 w% V' M# lCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
5 @" [7 Z3 R3 Z; U% hCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
; r6 v" D& D5 L; [+ m" H4 ^8 z, O/ X3 _CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
) g% E1 q- n- }$ p( ?3 `CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
) ?2 l* V0 ]' O) U* gCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
: L+ j! n+ f. u$ A+ M ~CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards7 R- w, ?3 U* N# z) ?8 N# D$ S+ ]0 {
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards6 ^1 _9 V3 ~ F
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards' N, b d/ P" Y/ u7 l
Range increases to 5,000 yards! ~4 _1 `- O! z% O0 c
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards) N) X0 r% p4 d, Y
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards% E. t- j4 X- m; b; Q. M
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards0 @+ Q7 |" ~1 m5 O. j, y. w3 {
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards, A- b7 ^4 Z/ Y6 k+ w2 t6 k% ^1 ^
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
; s8 ]" Y* b3 P6 yDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards% w: W( T; R% [% x, s: B+ }
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
4 V [- N/ i. I7 r2 zRange increases to 8,000 yards
5 H# h/ c; K: R" c. _9 Q- KCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
2 \) W% d# D: DCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
) G7 ~! u* v4 l( H; w' y, k3 hCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards+ B/ i6 t' Q% [
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
- `; O2 d& \5 M+ eCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
3 |5 K: d: w: X, o I! a- f" ECL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
W& w$ [* y1 z. {8 [Range increases to 9,000 yards! B2 H! o. _/ J' S0 W. j# E: T
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
. h$ M# U/ l( O& zCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards% v2 R$ l7 V( I) v7 Q8 T* f
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
: O6 H# g/ j: }+ h/ a2 \, qCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
# ]9 d8 K& B( `. HCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
t6 q8 D" A6 \4 P- p* [. p* VCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards- E" d5 s0 T4 r' I
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
& l7 a8 L/ D; K- j- P, eCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
5 e5 {. r) |" R8 }Task forces break off...8 K3 y4 K( a: |7 S$ T6 O
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4 }5 A3 E$ z! E) \% sNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships- }' f* z2 f% H) W5 p+ ]( x
CA Aoba
4 B3 s! n# y, C) f CA Kinugasa2 D! D- Y- j! a3 K# L/ ~8 q
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 22 k' G. v6 o! P! {
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
/ H. o6 W- h/ @& O) i( i1 I CL Tenryu7 R4 Q9 D$ t# c4 r- o S
CL Tatsuta# m8 s' ]& ^" {7 @9 [& n, a
CL Yubari
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8 q6 R0 [1 V2 t `Allied Ships
' D( K: t& F/ k4 _ DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
! T& N; V, r) j; u) V9 Z5 R DD Balch
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. l6 O5 Q4 U# U$ Z( hReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight+ k; g$ c3 @: Z# M
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards2 p/ e$ R% P9 c: {# |& O
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ O' a% r3 Y0 j" V1 G3 nRange closes to 22,000 yards..." a/ D3 ^4 B# k1 R
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& j/ `: S% x7 m8 `6 ?Range closes to 18,000 yards...
0 N3 Z) h8 R) ]3 T3 D8 KRange closes to 16,000 yards.... g9 S/ V( f$ I% y
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 v) T, Q7 l2 \& y" e
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
$ _8 ]7 H7 I1 G- M: K7 }) ]/ `Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- D7 H% Q6 B0 F/ z- ^2 n0 cRange closes to 10,000 yards...5 h' m- T) h# Y
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( i' h9 `0 a' m, Z' Z: j
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
$ F( Y% y2 ]. {+ D1 R* SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards5 c, T# v6 a# l* a. _
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
4 Y# c+ X+ d" JRange closes to 6,000 yards...
# Q$ ^- m6 G% L5 E8 A0 HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards( q/ r& X5 ?- m$ w# E
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards! R9 P: O8 ~) Q1 o) J
Range increases to 7,000 yards
1 i2 N6 D1 e" z; y: wDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
& ?6 c/ C! n0 P. I" JRange closes to 6,000 yards
. h7 h0 C. l, |5 o; g$ W& J! WCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards6 f: e% k4 y' \
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards9 ~7 J, [, t8 Z) @
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards9 n4 e+ j# |5 T3 m( {4 c$ u
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards/ p6 P0 [, L9 q& B- D& V
Range closes to 4,000 yards" x1 i; |; m* k! w3 J# |
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards; t$ R- {. L6 b0 J
Range increases to 7,000 yards
! B/ b% X' T. X3 ~CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards" m. {1 S( q8 D; [
Range increases to 11,000 yards
, c3 B- s m' uCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards8 o8 j4 K. @! e
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape5 j( h, @# i4 o0 j! `2 l y l
Task forces break off...8 n0 S' @7 k& E$ y' m+ ^
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards$ q8 K2 L) T+ u: `' I* W. @( o
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Japanese Ships
: J" l$ U t2 V1 L8 B5 K; z CA Aoba
0 X# _8 ^. k( V. H5 U CA Kinugasa1 e Y( C3 d0 [# ^$ j* C3 d
CA Furutaka
2 a! V; Z; [9 l* L; P n1 } CA Kako, Shell hits 10 z! L F8 r9 V4 y. Q+ @
CL Tenryu9 m4 m* Q6 B5 U, m% f
CL Tatsuta
' A3 f2 f, }# g5 g1 L CL Yubari8 z+ D/ h# v/ H" I* |
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Allied Ships
# [/ B/ R) R2 S0 } DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire, Z' c/ N5 g! Z2 z, M
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3 Q @1 R, |) \ H4 b; |. o: q4 Q4 ?Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 W* T: f+ @3 P; @2 VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards" \6 t5 o! [! Y- z( f) Y& u. D
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
* Q+ Y- ^! p e0 kCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards) `& [: l: t% `: n8 H
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 m) X } P( ~7 x; ^9 Z( j9 ZRange closes to 20,000 yards...9 a8 ^6 F3 D% X9 h @
Range closes to 18,000 yards..., s+ M: i! F; X) p; a
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! M2 U% o$ q2 v$ t, M# i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...' h. O( C8 ^$ V
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& z% a% H9 S% j! G+ V$ u/ a! dRange closes to 11,000 yards...
' a5 f0 s( E3 H+ o+ q+ [; HRange closes to 10,000 yards...2 v$ S @4 {5 x6 x9 ?1 V2 S
Range closes to 9,000 yards...; Z7 i5 K) G7 V4 M' |/ C! k- F
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# c z; q8 O0 L! a5 ?1 r2 nRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ d: |3 e* d0 F2 K
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
, e+ x4 D H/ Y. ZRange closes to 5,000 yards...
+ S0 {4 i$ x7 ~3 a) Q9 q& cRange closes to 4,000 yards...
" y3 I# ]) K* |# ^+ s/ WRange closes to 3,000 yards...
) }5 ~5 S8 S% \; p! v* {6 LCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
t, _5 r( A% w, v2 g m' fCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
& V( r0 V0 V; bRange increases to 4,000 yards$ U' d+ g9 c: K" N& a, n! l0 J) j# U
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards/ W- v+ d$ J! _3 i$ S S
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards( @5 V, N6 p0 M- B
Range increases to 5,000 yards
, m; S% {$ M# N8 o9 [- mCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
3 {8 R3 J4 H7 T2 qRange increases to 9,000 yards
0 Q" a' v" a8 z. }! Y: `; I7 bCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
: ]1 t' y- O( P ]Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
- C; L7 W. s1 i9 h K6 aTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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3 q" K" L& y% ]. V3 `5 OJapanese Ships& |9 l' I0 {9 W4 k: u6 P$ b+ E
CA Aoba
5 k, }" ^9 s- f& c$ U: D CA Kinugasa
( E* i- b: y; h) X/ n4 A1 N CA Furutaka
" ? Y0 R) B+ J K/ l CA Kako
# [$ _( _/ X8 ]4 I CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
( o( }" u: w4 f. O1 I9 e4 n CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
% @5 W: ]% X! n% a: K CL Yubari$ S9 A# ?0 v6 L* E. E$ s1 a3 @
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Allied Ships
' D9 G5 e: b3 N APD Colhoun
& |: d; u' S* C- q1 h3 G APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire- z; |5 z# E, x
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
7 l$ p" T8 Y3 H7 p) Y DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage% |9 j- ]5 C6 {
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
' ~2 _# [! h1 q; F% b AP Harris2 r" J1 M" E. \" b% O' D. S
AP Zeilin
3 ^( a# s$ i' ?6 ^ C AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage% S* a. u! O; E$ R
AP Heywood
3 n3 i5 K! N1 H6 w# t I4 B AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire2 O! r0 d% d- K G( W, j6 I
AP President Bowen" o# |' z* o% x/ D
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire" f* P6 ~) H0 e- O4 S
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:- r% K9 e! [) D Y1 {6 V7 n
105 casualties reported
! @* v: t5 j: v' c Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled5 H8 o7 _" x2 g# r/ _, I* e! R
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
3 f( ~- B. s, o1 i# ~/ ?8 e Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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* H' y& @+ U( rJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
! P% i8 \3 z. N: h$ B2 q4 V' e7 {Allied TF begins to get underway' D4 t: q& P1 ]/ |7 T
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
6 r, ]! e y! g! S9 g4 I/ F& q, [Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
" J! z! ]7 n) L! KRange closes to 18,000 yards...9 m; j/ U# \ @# a9 }
Range closes to 13,000 yards...+ t: g& n) W! [, U5 R2 t+ y$ \' a8 {4 F
Range closes to 8,000 yards...9 f. r2 a8 a- Q2 c9 v
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
/ B8 N5 b# a) O4 Z* B, |Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 N8 G; ?6 Q4 m. i2 J& `7 b; S
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
. G0 y4 T7 S: u) b7 u% y/ ^CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
3 M. H! U w0 R' WCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards! T7 N8 u( b: q( r5 {6 R, |
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards" ?& J& x7 L0 h* \5 W
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards' T; ]; o0 K" X- b! {
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards! W7 ^# U/ Y& ~6 ?. W
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards7 `( o0 t& X- |8 z y) X3 o1 S
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards( R6 _! a' p4 _8 X( j
Range increases to 2,000 yards' E3 c& a3 O' l# l2 v. V
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards% G! U, t p3 D) |! J- L" f
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
) D. b% W2 `5 Q" K$ S9 j# hCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards7 s, Y. r9 l1 O! b2 o
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards5 S% I: p/ |1 P5 X
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards0 R" o* v$ X+ O, v" D; H" M% ~3 d
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
z, G0 H2 y6 s1 Q: cRange increases to 4,000 yards6 H% \2 {* G& d8 h% Q" t0 t
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards3 G% |0 u' Z3 n& A3 N& i
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
" p, @$ J6 Z( \, w# j4 T- @CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards2 X0 a8 l& k; i3 x/ I5 n& O, i
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards' [; r' n% ?7 G1 c1 f+ R
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
& I- m- _( @) a, h8 o7 Z2 F' bCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards! a( R. k0 I7 |6 P% L" u2 N( I4 ]$ A
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
; t4 K9 H! _0 [* yAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
; J! _0 G) o h( R; cTask forces break off...1 k0 R( W& p( x B# q1 q
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( T+ s4 M- C8 c# V6 R' U* s第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
E0 U1 i; l! c* \4 W$ B万恶的58!!!# ~7 W% `7 e! l" q4 _ B1 x% R8 v
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.! [+ v9 P% v( m) b
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes, ~* A2 k# e( J9 s/ f: [' X
+ M- ?( S" ~4 KJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft
2 H0 u4 V* s$ P+ b F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
3 f/ A9 t' u+ f j5 B SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
, [8 U/ L" |2 M& h* T TBF-1 Avenger x 39" W* \* b9 s* h( C! [
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7 P: S6 P/ l4 w! oJapanese aircraft losses5 K* I$ w2 u6 k6 [# Y
No Japanese losses/ P7 @ }1 S) ^
! V: s- D3 W$ c) b3 u6 x! kAllied aircraft losses
+ K1 q! P( j$ q2 y) b: Q SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
2 u8 b: R( z I5 T TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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' c$ }& i7 H% AJapanese Ships
$ t- V" W; S Y1 e% Q( {9 S; u CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
- O2 a W4 f( F* m8 u CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
9 p8 e3 r* ]! _4 |' y. m" | CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
" I% i( c5 w2 _- H& | CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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