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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
4 u: \ W9 M q1 {- cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards) V3 Z' j0 P9 h: d" K
! r+ Y" m2 u2 f- ]! [Allied aircraft" l+ n! [; W' [8 @9 Y
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses4 o9 ?4 _/ s- }7 ?6 w; V) s
No Allied losses' k% K3 D) _& J. W; ~
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Japanese Ships1 u! }& @6 b* q
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire! o W Y- h8 ~2 i4 T+ U
CA Aoba! x; }6 Z% Z4 V, U
CA Kinugasa
G* m, }/ u. a9 b D4 e3 H4 f CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4! L, v5 _2 Z' r O5 X7 _
CA Kako
5 Q9 [. F! v& I! P0 C7 ]+ Y& _ I CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1" c' L+ T/ e& B t* a
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6( H, m* z% Z# r! }& J" I! d$ Y
CL Yubari
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; {' V3 _ k, E9 p' C; pAllied Ships8 {; y: k& c4 i! S% B" P9 }
CA Salt Lake City# P! ?: d, L+ P; |. o, j3 j7 B8 c
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
+ y- E" h2 w$ |4 P* T& h DD Grayson
, R( \8 n, p% o DD Monssen
/ }5 d3 T, H( S: p DD Aaron Ward
, d0 r$ J5 Y& `' I9 [1 v DD Laffey# X3 [: I/ d1 p' a8 k4 r1 n6 f
DD Farenholt
% X! u4 x* I8 u% S6 s DD Maury
' {" d0 n. {; G* p DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
: i3 [9 P7 k) j6 g3 R! R- ~ DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire( n' q j4 I1 u, w
DD Stack1 z. [: p5 L/ h% h# t8 t; w6 W% Q+ b
DD Sterett, Shell hits 15 T0 K/ e4 x; Z, g4 c
DD Balch2 P: J: Q- x5 x4 v! R; M
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5 R) `, b+ X. @Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight; O) Q' z* ~" B: A" V5 K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
+ R4 i/ l# X8 Q4 h& W9 b! [Range closes to 20,000 yards...
" m5 Q) @( m# ?4 Z7 D# R& o5 aRange closes to 14,000 yards...; i) X- d. j1 I: N8 M# Z8 {# `( g
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
# R8 h9 D6 j; b' i9 wCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ K" y4 [& D. P
Range closes to 5,000 yards...* E+ Q3 K0 H" s+ B3 V. L4 p9 Y
Range closes to 3,000 yards...9 C( }& z$ u4 e2 m% Q/ e
Range closes to 1,000 yards...- P7 I* `! H& w
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'# }% G* y. J8 h o1 c
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards. o& i1 k) V1 x6 W+ S
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards. k& |4 G, `( I/ v6 o- b& q
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards; s+ C3 |2 g1 \3 f3 _& P
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
' M. e" S0 A# ~CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards/ K2 U: F8 ?* @2 w& v
Range increases to 2,000 yards
! i1 Q* A& R# i- F( c* oDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
' i/ A9 s" l( D8 SCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards& Q, Q, w' H7 f$ g0 _
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
$ z8 [# Q5 ]6 HCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards1 F e1 Z5 t+ }% Y; j l3 x% S
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
0 w0 H% J9 Q2 iCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
. m+ Z# }+ ` y% wDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
* `# m, j7 @ N/ ^: \CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
2 w% m6 U, b& ?3 Y1 @( r+ O. hCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards& u- r# o9 B1 Q& M: f2 i
Range increases to 6,000 yards- n+ W/ X0 s3 e4 u
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
; N/ F v/ \5 cCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
& [ J* a! l) q* ]CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards9 D. W9 q# d8 V* ~, W( H' a7 |( g& @5 w
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
2 ?2 ^0 M& M/ V: n7 H; WCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
1 T4 W" h H8 K3 k! m9 {CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards0 @6 Z: C r# R2 U6 t: q' X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards: a& J* C2 d. b0 L+ o! [
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards" N, b/ ?( N+ s4 s2 X# z' |; J
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
$ Q2 ~( z3 o1 d+ _& P. z* F6 eCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards6 r) p8 c2 j9 v1 p8 H
Task forces break off...0 |$ u. j8 E5 x, U, m' ]3 a
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0 P1 |2 ?- G$ {Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards4 [7 ]1 u& k& F. m, w! L9 r
/ Y1 w. ~+ x7 q% KJapanese Ships4 j' P8 k! J$ n5 p4 u. ]1 S7 [
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2. z& b) h/ U6 S% l* g
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire" w- O* D6 C' o5 p9 f
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
* E$ C6 B5 N; x1 d1 z5 W1 T CA Kako, Shell hits 1
! T7 ] e7 u+ J CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 d3 Z6 d" z! q1 c CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire/ v; h: ^2 z( L3 f' Y
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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" |# W+ g2 n4 M1 H: l! v) CAllied Ships& v, Z3 c* o6 N8 G' x! r9 d
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire4 l6 Z* f0 z& l' K" V4 N$ K
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage* B: s$ s# j1 }/ D0 L6 K
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
3 _6 E7 z3 [6 w& D* K! ]: S' Z6 R" T Z DD Mugford
' `& P0 G/ ]" M5 |* M& Z DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
; W+ @) |8 H# _# F8 r DD Patterson
6 n7 U% M3 ^! S* r DD Jarvis0 w( ?! ?# }. O
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
: a% V5 E4 e! l8 a) |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
* n2 u, q5 o, ]Range closes to 20,000 yards...
) A0 G: d' z7 } Q' e- {Range closes to 14,000 yards...0 }7 Q1 Q) R( X: N( F
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: L3 i1 ~+ c+ w6 D, n2 J
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
2 s5 v! I8 f0 V/ jRange closes to 2,000 yards...
" W- D' k: g6 a# ~) U( z3 xCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
u# v3 h; K. H5 z: V H: SCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards8 ]; E( {! `# V+ K4 f" A9 S
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
7 Q3 O4 P0 Y ]3 U3 r# q1 q- OCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
' z/ d3 p$ B# H; p. TCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards0 y8 t }4 o6 q0 C1 `- |
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
6 E% x9 a5 W0 W" mCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
& ?7 k, K1 D9 b! jDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards9 P2 n4 f4 P0 I. [" n; I
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards2 @% M. ?# J2 h* }8 k; f1 S
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
! }' [* O! `! w# C) o& k& BCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
0 q- G6 K* i7 H, TCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
* a0 {" _2 R3 T* M& z8 ~& oCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! }2 \$ k% J4 k2 {2 {) NCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
* H1 X( e! ~; T9 i c0 ]# CCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards* W& E$ G0 ^7 \2 t$ z) D* P2 p4 A
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
4 r' W1 q! D @9 v* `+ a6 NCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards& c" X" D9 p3 T
Range increases to 5,000 yards
+ M$ K4 |9 y9 _) k1 M2 zCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# E* u4 P$ X5 s
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards! z$ [8 z7 e( Q/ Z% Q$ h
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards2 X& @; J3 R' |: A4 O
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards4 J5 l; \, _5 e3 S( T0 ~
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
; ?! D0 J" R/ S/ c* ODD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
! E% y+ I4 U- XCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
6 S( L( o1 h: bRange increases to 8,000 yards
g+ A* l& K/ |9 T/ y" N5 CCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards2 N- W, L8 M5 J+ a& f O
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards7 k9 R) n. a' S" p1 }# |1 Z- U& ~
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards8 g" ]% p4 P3 z! F, A
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
( p, P3 @; l9 y, ^" f* S" rCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
/ v. S7 x5 [# p; HCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
( b& S# c+ I% O4 t4 K& NRange increases to 9,000 yards
- H! b6 n0 r0 u& p+ p. eCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
' p# Y4 g0 F6 S9 G; B# WCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
4 L' u3 L) P9 C; R" cCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards% Z- d T* U# T" G5 N
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
7 K9 Q3 [% w# L' o- i$ o. ECA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards) c7 q- b+ H: n: Q. ?: r u
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards2 ~, }* M! m/ j- n2 ^. D; `
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards1 z! u: ]- n9 C& d! A5 z0 a
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage5 S' N8 O. b; e" h7 w
Task forces break off...6 Z8 N" S' D% k: S
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards1 ?, h8 x9 }) W) a, @7 W" @' L
+ G, M$ @; V6 l3 dJapanese Ships1 I% C/ h E0 a, \
CA Aoba
4 n! b# V; ]) K) _" w7 n& R% F1 N" W CA Kinugasa
& S1 b. W+ K$ P2 W' C; W CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
" |+ N: T% v& Q1 a% h6 g m CA Kako, Shell hits 1( ^( O4 w' U1 q% c# o
CL Tenryu
3 d/ h4 l d8 P0 t n CL Tatsuta
+ W5 {* @) P0 o% Q3 ? CL Yubari
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y& l8 x1 ?+ e5 hAllied Ships
2 s, z4 m) ?# z7 I, T- l DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
& O2 D4 s8 Y. E5 N DD Balch- O. t q! b! q& M7 p: }
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- y1 b, L6 [# d k5 jReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
' R" U5 r" L Y4 M* j5 oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
! `1 i) c' F V5 Q$ CRange closes to 24,000 yards...7 P4 s& J6 T1 p
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 A2 `. N0 r: W. F' bRange closes to 20,000 yards...; Q) X6 {4 T4 C4 Q( |% U6 D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
; |, t$ Q% ~: RRange closes to 16,000 yards...5 P8 Q. K- q3 |7 L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 O7 l" H% o3 w7 i r& X! S2 rRange closes to 12,000 yards...
- z. v& G; R& D9 z) N. LRange closes to 11,000 yards...; L: O$ h: i2 \: t0 U0 c* u# d
Range closes to 10,000 yards...; Z/ K( ~ R) I/ |2 j4 `
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
$ J+ ]) X/ `" RRange closes to 8,000 yards...' |6 r, [. T1 B
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards* K- V3 @2 G4 y& Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
q& Y' |4 {1 M) L! vRange closes to 6,000 yards...
" {# U u* {, ~! B8 xCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards: E$ o& p+ w+ ~3 A3 J6 b9 y; |' L- c
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
" G8 ~; k6 y9 X2 H1 \" @; rRange increases to 7,000 yards* ]; P6 F4 X+ q2 J5 H, H/ x7 Y
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
' v5 a! {- ]8 F6 t) p0 ZRange closes to 6,000 yards
+ O9 c2 Y! ]. p2 V0 i7 U( M; ECA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards' O+ _1 p) l7 @8 [2 n8 [7 P# M
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
9 \' c8 L% H" e# XCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
" z5 V. @! P+ ?1 [( j: nDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards' B! Q3 G7 r# n, z
Range closes to 4,000 yards
" |8 X1 F S& ?CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
* n, ` b- O5 B2 hRange increases to 7,000 yards
. z* c& d; U @9 C* a _" ICA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
5 ^5 `) B# p5 I. R4 | |Range increases to 11,000 yards
5 S, d( o3 x1 P$ ECA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards: b4 t* X9 B$ m' B9 L
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ {1 Q, I6 c! o( C( kTask forces break off...8 f* G7 A z& Y. w
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" I# W E" L, k1 U# j" DNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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$ X6 v: l! C4 `Japanese Ships7 y* [$ H, L- N+ v
CA Aoba1 J- Y) o1 |4 a3 V
CA Kinugasa; }1 l' J- N& x$ |6 {% t, k
CA Furutaka
7 y, k+ q+ M4 X. M ^' Y CA Kako, Shell hits 10 p0 B7 K+ e: ]) @ P* t5 g
CL Tenryu" \; I2 d& _3 a8 s
CL Tatsuta6 v9 j# S9 s; ~" _& {' t( X
CL Yubari0 M6 W, j; g$ J0 ]" n3 |5 y
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Allied Ships
- f. c$ x- r# t; w DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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8 u: N! q- k" o+ }7 }1 _$ XReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
3 N* {- | |9 Y! z( @3 I5 |. OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards# @. }6 m& N) {
Range closes to 24,000 yards.../ j$ k+ K. O# P: [# o5 Y
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
$ [4 ^+ }) P5 U7 URange closes to 22,000 yards...
5 k3 n9 _$ h3 s- E4 W( `& n: g; d/ ARange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 z6 H ]; i5 f' DRange closes to 18,000 yards...4 V g0 Z y$ ^7 o/ M/ D
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
) d, a# I/ O% `& h1 Z! \9 LRange closes to 14,000 yards...
9 ^" R9 b$ S! ^, ~9 |Range closes to 12,000 yards..." w. C" E* U7 T' m3 E
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
3 C' a8 a; ~$ ], o `0 u4 qRange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 B( D7 r9 b) ?, CRange closes to 9,000 yards...
) B: T0 x: z1 a5 `+ M9 _! BRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 u5 Y$ J4 G! }+ R1 c- b, HRange closes to 7,000 yards...& e! ~" ^! x+ D! T7 i5 I' u1 }9 C
Range closes to 6,000 yards...* V* e% @$ }9 h6 p0 j
Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 A6 W/ u% h* E; U K7 }
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
2 _) i0 e$ z! A! Q2 q7 ~& DRange closes to 3,000 yards...$ a, b6 b4 ?# T1 _" p/ i
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards. h0 E s- }7 {0 [* ~ k( W& G5 k& I5 ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards( K8 |4 [1 \. y# z' x
Range increases to 4,000 yards
' { ]2 s+ M4 p7 q! n1 ^/ vCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
( P; G- D2 M% p$ V, i& F( P0 e7 u/ RCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards9 X* \1 d& r" y6 o) x% @
Range increases to 5,000 yards
! y) M8 R' h" I0 y" lCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards& h1 T8 i/ l, P$ d! U, H. W
Range increases to 9,000 yards: } u4 {7 m0 S9 Y/ H
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards, x: {# z$ Z% O
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
3 Q, F- Q' S) w- Y+ E2 B0 bTask forces break off...
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a4 S& e) \2 R8 X; d Z* SNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards6 f: e: O H7 l
U" K: B$ w- B/ _Japanese Ships- b7 D/ A8 i5 w
CA Aoba, U7 m) D! y' X
CA Kinugasa' E$ Q# m2 K0 h% O9 e' Z
CA Furutaka8 ~# Y* f& x1 d) }* |
CA Kako" l; `9 Z2 g, P% N' Z. B. t
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
# r$ V3 _& E! ^* \- I2 u CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire6 o# w8 y* }: ?
CL Yubari1 P3 K* O/ Z: Z) i( l" S8 j, }1 N
9 \: Q: _3 B0 W% p7 P6 A& G% H) sAllied Ships, d" [5 Z# x6 ~" `% P+ |! J1 i
APD Colhoun
8 U+ b& K- w/ ~$ I. g6 ] APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 {7 \0 q6 ]9 R3 S. H) j% v% z DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
0 ~4 a! ]8 G) l6 J8 ~ p) |/ J. y DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
. U" S# O5 S4 U* w5 _( i! B# j AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
9 b3 q2 I0 t: L# j; H0 l N: d; @ AP Harris: X( }/ I5 d- [6 x
AP Zeilin3 G& E5 x. g' b6 _" m& z
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage2 Z0 i- Q& q! |! r4 R
AP Heywood9 z7 z) t) B9 K* q
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire8 n6 X: L% Y9 V' W0 |
AP President Bowen# ?) H+ u& T1 ~& S1 F
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
: L7 S& v3 U/ k3 S2 k xAP President Wilkerson2 _8 H- L7 Z: e) k1 t. k* h ^/ T; H
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; e% `: X- F8 C7 T: z" EAllied ground losses:6 _- Q" W2 s. S8 k6 s; u" |) I- Z7 X* X
105 casualties reported
; G- w! x- L3 f! O Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
d2 f8 \6 M9 Y, x% p1 y Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 N: ]8 w7 N3 U3 O9 }8 x) f Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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& j# v( U4 x8 o: H% V3 n) mJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!8 x6 p. O7 a1 K: p3 e! Z$ Q* Z/ J
Allied TF begins to get underway
9 D- {: ^4 D, FReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
9 W) ?: c; ^) I$ T3 T! {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards1 A' I) i7 X) q' q
Range closes to 18,000 yards.... Q$ b- u$ q" e0 A* Q1 E, l# `, y
Range closes to 13,000 yards.... J- A& D8 D5 G1 f" b& b) }
Range closes to 8,000 yards.../ t! r( N- _# n& m* y5 M
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
+ a( `. k7 j$ J5 T, w3 N8 R* ?Range closes to 3,000 yards...0 y' i6 Q: v& b
Range closes to 1,000 yards...* Q4 y+ b6 x& _# e; M
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
d: ?8 z6 k/ t! r7 XCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
2 ^" |3 L! ]; X5 L) |2 ZCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
2 O- \8 y. `" U5 y9 DCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards: X7 x ?' E- `& R8 |
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
' Q* F1 Y0 v5 K7 B, ^9 T' q# t' w* HCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards7 T7 X. k e$ q0 K2 H0 ?) |, X
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
+ x1 C# w2 x7 j$ H6 ARange increases to 2,000 yards
+ T, G7 Z* P' u8 J& a3 w8 fCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
2 j. D5 z2 g9 X& X& l; SCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards+ a6 J4 A5 A1 B% E; g7 C1 ]( N
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards4 i! F% j `4 t) F+ H: ~; s# g1 p
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
8 T3 _& X# y" a/ vCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
3 j2 U T" m6 m' n( c, S& V& e% yCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards) j! [3 _8 g7 d' X* ^+ y) d
Range increases to 4,000 yards
7 c2 S% n+ \# U; sCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
& N3 ^, w/ Q2 S. CCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards1 H8 i* N" h1 ~! T+ I
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
% P) w( H0 G* r$ `CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
* Q2 ~' |: Y1 j9 HCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
, t; O0 f' W8 N: e: d% D' vCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards( i& i/ ^; |" C
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
]1 t z: ^& t8 d1 RAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
7 u9 f# \' d) F( C6 `Task forces break off...: B5 a! u: s$ n: Y( L
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万恶的58!!!
! [! q! C$ h& m& l3 f: n' ^Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1347 J: ?& W# k+ s' w1 P0 A
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
: d) Y- d" P. c% p2 h4 PEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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/ `+ N4 L& O/ K" S0 rAllied aircraft# t- S$ s$ R( g) k! j* @+ `
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
- v0 I: ?: S5 z' ]2 ] SBD-3 Dauntless x 82- X5 w, l% b. G; Y6 c- v
TBF-1 Avenger x 39. o/ j1 w" ] I4 k
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Japanese aircraft losses1 w4 O6 P6 o$ [9 p1 F3 I0 ?
No Japanese losses
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b; J, }2 P; F' n% E* w p% FAllied aircraft losses
_8 _7 @+ g$ x1 n" s2 A, z0 O5 n1 g SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged* @! u* T( s# j/ N- m$ i: S
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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" V- }) B9 j, v8 D, Q9 T4 _3 RJapanese Ships
# L, v P, F9 ^+ W! {0 Z- z- d/ F: b CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 l8 I A v+ C7 |2 F/ U
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk6 @' |* m6 ^1 o* a0 G9 z+ W6 `
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
8 ]; T0 A$ E4 r" C% a CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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