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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉2 Z1 Y/ u F% Y/ A' f5 Q
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards& L' s% O- X2 ]: X+ v% M2 I
" |5 g6 s; `9 D) N$ ]: l/ \Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses& @1 v' G( L i6 T9 {# a
No Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
5 o! K- j s* j) t5 f CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire- \9 V4 u+ K/ U! ^5 s
CA Aoba
/ {% k2 F7 w7 r CA Kinugasa& L5 h8 V; F; O# N! I
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4* I0 E o# U2 ~6 x6 Q
CA Kako
6 t* j* R# K% D5 ^4 a CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
8 B6 |! w4 X+ V A; ]+ n+ S CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6# e# d5 z ^! j$ l+ l
CL Yubari3 d1 } i: v1 `$ K+ K
( ]. B: F( [9 ~9 v3 Y' yAllied Ships9 |& v; H! p1 [8 t3 A, w
CA Salt Lake City
8 h, S. M4 b* C CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
) F! R ^4 Q, m: T m DD Grayson% P/ q8 `" Z1 w' m% P: Z
DD Monssen
2 r2 _2 u# E5 e' m0 w. | DD Aaron Ward4 Q+ [/ p$ A j" \ f4 t
DD Laffey d5 m2 M/ J* Y9 W. u
DD Farenholt
- P& s2 g7 P3 `# b. |' R DD Maury
& @- k) o- k* k1 G$ \) m. t0 c DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 b) ]2 v" z! O DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire2 d2 t# ~- d9 J6 e
DD Stack* T5 P4 M/ W- f9 d: }( D
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
7 C2 z3 `( K. C& K" | DD Balch7 L$ }4 p" d+ f3 \# A, t& g8 V. t
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
7 a1 { ~( @! @; `3 T- zMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
4 I& Q2 u% K& y8 j9 x1 l! r# \Range closes to 20,000 yards...6 Y8 f6 X7 x, P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...* S' \3 d; o! h) x; v' ~) E# M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 E* J/ A. M$ M: w2 N2 h( iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards3 L. O8 [$ G- V8 _3 X4 u
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) u7 M) c. {+ N5 B# [: l0 wRange closes to 3,000 yards...
; h# i; T( a% z3 Q# fRange closes to 1,000 yards...( ?- l) @5 P; `+ `: S- C. @
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
% X7 i7 v+ e( ~* U2 b& ACA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards$ |$ `* I, r" u1 v) T
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards* ?( ~8 j: \' D- W& |% U; o
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards" W6 F7 w# C) _% W5 p9 x1 {
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
0 V, @" U+ k& M. J1 d' X0 TCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards, x1 e+ p4 E. Z5 [! F. k: u; Q
Range increases to 2,000 yards. Y `& m { j+ [# }* F
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards) h0 v+ e) C! o+ _, C
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards. E A" U0 @. L r/ w, J' n
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
& N* W3 c- H1 E3 l' qCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards8 v' B: Y& i- r6 `
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards+ f8 p1 ~* u7 r8 _+ k
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
6 Y% I0 {4 c% a! EDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards5 L1 X! I9 W J1 r' r
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
; v1 I% G& m% U! c% PCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards T5 e/ P, `. Z8 o
Range increases to 6,000 yards
& L$ |0 Z& h1 q2 b) d, B$ {DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 , [1 Z8 Z9 P% v8 L
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards- t) ]8 G* v; ]% q/ Z# k- }
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards# ]' j4 O9 k+ y7 n9 R
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards" _2 M7 T7 s. X) v9 J' t
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
6 X1 t) H- B; J: kCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
) H1 ]3 m) I% a7 u/ o$ [/ l7 QCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards9 S, s: u- J8 Z7 L2 R
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
_' `" G! H+ V' |6 v( s' E" mCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards, J8 f( @$ ~* m
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
+ D- `% d1 Q0 W% vTask forces break off...9 ]5 V9 k. G7 j3 ~) ?+ [0 X* x2 G
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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% o0 \+ v; S- R9 B! C$ GJapanese Ships! |4 A! r* T8 y& u
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
4 r# r- E$ Y! }! E" \4 l3 x CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire$ O, Q- N! [5 }$ Z+ u5 L
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1- w: b0 M) [ Q. Z/ i M
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 `' O6 p1 j, V' f, ^ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
) ?% P; B! ]1 M CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
: o# p" \" B8 q" b% y$ }" O CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
+ V! y" c1 `; p, _8 ^/ l- p: j& U CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
$ P. G# u( M$ m. w" ?% X CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage) F: v5 E; z& L6 O2 v3 u C
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage( R7 w# Y5 J" _
DD Mugford
) f) P* O5 p l- P! i& M% ]. q5 } DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
( u6 ] v/ Z9 a' U% I DD Patterson
4 v: T6 N2 n! u6 r+ ^- d: c DD Jarvis
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* o/ Y n9 G; w1 ^' J6 n) ]5 \2 @" lReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight4 y& H5 g% P: @$ E
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
`& ^9 h* X5 y( l- S0 dRange closes to 20,000 yards...
# y" x: \+ M" w4 G; xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
% _! @2 R8 g! } h! F% I) yRange closes to 8,000 yards...
0 F8 Y& [2 R2 rRange closes to 4,000 yards...
1 l; E0 a" i" j( j, l. [+ R: c# wRange closes to 2,000 yards...
2 n( |8 _9 l, S PCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
6 u! e' `: x, v$ {+ `, `* bCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards: _ q( N- `( c# J* A0 }' ~9 P, D
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'' S, m/ U5 T+ m; C. v0 q" G
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
2 s! S" I( L! t' \CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards/ O8 I" J2 }. `4 m$ e( Z& Q
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
* i2 H8 H/ X4 J, n xCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards/ R9 [& G4 l( c) w! ^. k. T0 P! Z
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards2 q7 D! @* N7 C0 y5 ^+ i
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards0 {6 [* V. M2 E6 T4 H( L8 K8 x& U7 m
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
/ d* S* A5 e3 p, eCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards0 g8 n9 A. G( t) } m% k' _- m
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
% A7 _- T$ Z& n: H/ lCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards( J9 D3 \) m6 |+ D" P
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
0 `0 {1 S; A8 u6 R2 B# Q4 V! UCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards0 e8 z3 V1 x; E
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards9 w* g% l( s- A( j7 j0 I
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards5 \- I$ {$ ]! y
Range increases to 5,000 yards
! s- e5 h! {% @8 wCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards$ s5 X3 {0 n, W1 A! q. O5 C
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards- f8 ^( W, O1 f1 k! A s8 q
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
2 e. Q- O/ R8 fCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards; M, E# | j. o% H x4 Z9 i
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
# f) c! e& M" e( E2 k- ~: BDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
& ?) f+ Y$ x; t: l' {1 ZCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
/ x0 P7 U; M r) g" rRange increases to 8,000 yards
& @% k6 G2 ^2 o, pCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards1 L' B: K4 D8 q: H% @) i5 n/ ~
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards1 b% u, l( B9 Q* v( Z
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
' u7 T" j9 B# R; y( q* pCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
0 z4 n1 Z9 U: e& M9 Q6 lCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards4 s, ]% \, e) A' w( @- a* U \
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards2 k7 O" _# |' M8 ?3 a# y
Range increases to 9,000 yards
, L. o, |0 ] A+ ?* ^5 b3 WCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards0 ~+ M; \$ ]5 V+ b0 o( {. I0 R
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
+ Q) \6 C+ n( U) ?5 k& [- v- O7 b+ rCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
! K" I7 y+ X( e/ Y6 oCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards) h& Q# R2 B. H, _- m
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards2 p, _9 W5 J2 `
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
" l9 h; `3 @+ h; x" {) u3 j2 X9 LDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards) e1 z f! W5 y ]0 N5 j
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
+ F3 V, L- U: G: l8 t4 |Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards6 j- E6 Q; `8 d Y1 A$ y
& b; F4 b0 E, o% t+ K. JJapanese Ships* N( A% @, q) I. N
CA Aoba
- c, t$ d$ S" v0 ^4 R c CA Kinugasa
5 H8 e6 y( n" H5 I+ g: t, I" d CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
! M; g$ `- H+ i8 I7 ?3 p CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 p+ K9 R5 F% c0 m CL Tenryu
7 g$ h% [! ?( V7 c9 B: z CL Tatsuta
$ z* ] L0 d- q4 X/ g& _$ s& ] CL Yubari
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$ e( G; O8 H' R9 D; fAllied Ships. m5 k' y2 c9 k
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk E p! r* P7 @, ^; \# W: E/ f
DD Balch' g% s1 ^8 i. c4 x: I$ O* {8 Y) X
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
& }% I9 \, u" u3 e" ~. vMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards# c0 N3 t4 m" A D- a* m
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
1 X0 w# h: S/ w GRange closes to 22,000 yards...
) ]: H6 Z' z; KRange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 q4 p" ?8 |5 |8 QRange closes to 18,000 yards...
: }; ~4 z, W1 PRange closes to 16,000 yards...
( \! Q! Y+ G" [9 n( Q% a3 j/ B1 ?Range closes to 14,000 yards...& _/ R" A J3 K3 l7 H" V
Range closes to 12,000 yards...( K8 T) B4 m0 g# n8 ?: C: a
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
- O; T0 z* D+ ORange closes to 10,000 yards...1 c5 j2 A. _3 }3 o: F9 k# u
Range closes to 9,000 yards...+ U7 o. z) k8 f8 c9 O2 f
Range closes to 8,000 yards... b1 t. d1 l0 @1 O' ~& r" F
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
' ?/ J8 t" `. gRange closes to 7,000 yards...
& x' a5 B+ h* [$ x. O: m+ qRange closes to 6,000 yards...) Z( v+ p7 ^4 R; T1 n, z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards9 Y! s2 g! g, k. ] P# I; H. y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards" l8 p x# M+ o0 m# m* [- J
Range increases to 7,000 yards
8 ]3 T+ P1 @* V e; J& YDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
" O' [, V: q4 A4 `' k! Y) n8 cRange closes to 6,000 yards3 J$ H5 B" X, q0 |6 n1 z9 o/ ^
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
. ^6 d% ]' K: `% c: P& nCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
0 e, B) u! X9 J# N0 d. C, ECA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards; O- e, c5 z1 o! v" z, e* t
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
# O: [$ a6 P+ t" H3 T) d0 K# JRange closes to 4,000 yards
: N) R* N9 i8 s' sCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards) L& u# X% B9 j" l: a5 v
Range increases to 7,000 yards7 f2 d7 O% d3 Z/ ?3 S/ U& }
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards0 ^- r& T* H; q" \. B! V
Range increases to 11,000 yards0 e& R, U0 T q8 Z# T
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards7 K8 s- i9 ]+ ?% K# q
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
5 G8 E+ y9 b& O% L3 i/ D1 TTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards, ]1 u+ Z9 T- q! s" I3 t
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Japanese Ships
3 a: V9 b; I K3 c. { CA Aoba
+ v! z& B) Z5 Y+ V9 n( j2 d CA Kinugasa
; N4 G6 A) R& u: s* f% V0 R CA Furutaka
. j# l' X ]. h% D, a+ ~ CA Kako, Shell hits 1- o* C0 M6 X8 X/ V
CL Tenryu6 C0 |0 h9 _& N* h: c
CL Tatsuta/ u* ^5 Q0 I- F
CL Yubari7 {. Y- `/ F% y& i0 Y/ N
+ v. {" u$ U# v+ I. _/ ^7 r" XAllied Ships
9 N+ f& H1 J4 F8 h* V4 P DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire# @4 Q& r2 q0 v7 ^8 p, }
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight# ~* O9 f3 v. ^, e3 C. M
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
/ C3 w7 ~( K; v) ^4 e- pRange closes to 24,000 yards...
' ^9 R9 q" n7 Q! }7 ?8 SCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
2 _: ~) Y y0 ^( U& dRange closes to 22,000 yards...5 I! j) f: V( ]9 ^
Range closes to 20,000 yards...4 v' J& k5 {2 X% {. p& G
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
- p% I0 I4 y N s% g, gRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ T: X' n1 @. I1 K/ R: u5 D+ `
Range closes to 14,000 yards...$ ?$ K8 g" N5 n0 e1 D5 Z1 h/ `4 ]
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
( n) I5 q% t' G1 bRange closes to 11,000 yards...3 V+ K# j5 e% T4 ]! B. R
Range closes to 10,000 yards...% h! p& ?* Q, Y* v$ C
Range closes to 9,000 yards...2 p& R" K$ j6 J# N
Range closes to 8,000 yards...* P! E# J3 H! R2 U: ]. b' b
Range closes to 7,000 yards...* R5 r( V- W" }. {
Range closes to 6,000 yards...; v: h. T: s% {* P- S5 r" L
Range closes to 5,000 yards... q5 i0 g$ g. B0 G
Range closes to 4,000 yards...! `3 {& K }# c1 N/ v
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
4 L0 W1 z) L# L& CCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards4 r9 a5 H% }7 Q$ Y: ^& D5 m' q
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
6 ^: H9 M7 a' G0 S0 Y+ ARange increases to 4,000 yards; k; j" v; ^" n+ @6 K, s
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards- ]# M% q0 t$ X! ]% O# b3 b9 g) o2 V8 a
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards& ]! o. J6 z9 Z2 p. @
Range increases to 5,000 yards
9 i- ^* k% ^$ e( QCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
/ ]6 j: J) A' V7 h& WRange increases to 9,000 yards
$ B3 L: k1 o6 M1 V2 hCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
0 O C6 S9 d. i2 c$ B) E+ |1 GAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 |- D8 ^9 d2 y3 x, b; A+ T/ Q; ZTask forces break off...
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' L1 ?0 ~ u9 l8 H( n' QNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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CA Aoba
7 J- B8 v8 J4 K7 z: } CA Kinugasa
, v% @9 r; E5 T6 n/ J CA Furutaka& o, J4 w' q8 ~4 |
CA Kako5 t9 t k$ C1 ?' |! x+ Z1 m
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire# o% D& `2 I/ _2 S
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire9 M6 k9 Y" ], b5 v; f
CL Yubari$ A" f$ t5 L3 I# N9 Y; P4 R
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5 r3 D; I7 V) L6 }8 ? APD Colhoun
v' a" W" r8 n5 ` APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire& O$ z( V+ r; A& \0 Z/ h' K& M
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
: Q5 H: S. f% J. Z- V DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage1 F& F; t: E% j3 {) P
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
) A6 g. _9 h; X9 w. ] @6 H* x7 c AP Harris; {% w9 J2 p2 n* K7 v
AP Zeilin2 x2 Y& C. P% p# a
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage( H& t7 Q3 ^7 G9 m
AP Heywood
8 B9 L1 a( Q9 f8 }0 u3 U AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire) }# {2 q( O7 J$ i: D
AP President Bowen; i. ~, G$ G- E. B! ]% n- E& }
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire! B3 ^7 t* y+ i
xAP President Wilkerson, z2 R) Y! ]4 r* a5 u$ G. u# f
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! d/ o0 V1 q5 h( l( w$ hAllied ground losses:
$ {$ _$ n4 i! `; F 105 casualties reported$ E* v: E& U8 ~" J% ]2 O W9 u
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# w0 B$ Y0 K8 Y# B) J9 G1 L
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled: ^" B7 S6 F7 `, f) ~+ G5 k; Q, ]- B! T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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! z# n2 ]) R& g: I) QJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!( b7 E+ w7 t, p5 M; e* Q5 f5 d
Allied TF begins to get underway1 {; V8 E [) A! G5 R" T9 {! p' A4 V
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
) b, n/ n- M+ T: s1 u2 }/ Z+ D& s4 sMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
: K" U3 R: Y& @2 kRange closes to 18,000 yards...
) r* y9 @1 O9 |8 g4 U9 Z. j% {Range closes to 13,000 yards...
: b' r! q9 m; V! w" oRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 {* C0 Y6 g$ }" }" b& U SRange closes to 5,000 yards...2 G& C) a; a# [7 W6 Q
Range closes to 3,000 yards.... q; R" A5 H. q+ k8 X! @ E
Range closes to 1,000 yards...5 x/ d5 A! \1 t |
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
u( \. B% E8 A0 w3 ?- LCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
" S: h- X* D& w+ F( YCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
- ?" E- E5 y8 N3 |1 J& HCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards& L8 v: y/ ?3 H8 T3 i: M& p# y
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
1 r+ k# i' ^# Q; QCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
+ }% C' I! B& z) H% {( Y/ H* gCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
. A5 D& v" W; }Range increases to 2,000 yards9 h" w G" i; i! F
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards1 U$ P G4 M: |
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
' K6 D9 z7 ?* f: s3 j* Q0 j* yCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
, Q9 C* Z7 d0 G. aCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
5 l6 t1 o \; u/ Z/ V: B0 kCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards# d/ I6 D+ R9 d; y
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards5 y- U4 t% P% X" v, w" L
Range increases to 4,000 yards
+ R3 u8 }- ]7 C& Q9 O& LCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
+ {/ ?+ y3 X$ }' g0 JCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards0 B% r" T# G" k: X
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards/ N2 f% O+ o% G3 f W
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards* d0 c5 Z2 L7 ?4 W5 F
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards9 t" L9 s- b; M7 W3 O
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
) c7 k" s% k( J) Y- c% PCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
! a) u* w& y& g9 [" JAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
% I5 f: {; Q6 W! V/ i5 I9 ?Task forces break off...2 u% T/ o# g" v' U0 V
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- D1 M2 Y! o, ]# D; P第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。8 G, F! f: ]- q @6 C' c, A" E( L
万恶的58!!!
1 A+ |. l. X* P4 ~7 sAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134; R: C$ b6 S. z) q' o/ R/ S9 p
8 p! ]+ o* U$ S/ J$ M) VWeather in hex: Clear sky! ~! p7 l* }1 A0 h; }. P2 J% E$ s
% {9 E @, i# S2 n6 X' Y3 oRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.2 W# x7 n4 g' S; Y8 r; N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes6 w9 t" C ?( e* ]/ w
, s8 b0 N/ l5 j* l$ |Japanese aircraft( ?' f$ x) x; J$ j
no flights5 o0 T' f1 t; X2 O" l
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Allied aircraft) U0 j8 U2 S, C/ o, |
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
" N, U! d/ Y' Q8 h SBD-3 Dauntless x 82 ?) V, `1 [5 a9 R9 G
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
9 |3 k( k/ b9 |* yNo Japanese losses& J1 `: @0 `' Z1 Z, z6 ?
+ ^7 h1 @3 b/ V# A% fAllied aircraft losses5 t3 u1 H3 c. L5 C' w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged, B0 V+ z$ h" c5 [3 H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged4 \( k& |1 P; h r
+ o* y" c S3 x7 g5 |& B2 sJapanese Ships
* N1 I2 K" m4 u. W( d CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
$ J& x2 |* v5 I, m, O CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
* g! T( i; ]" I! o$ l CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
6 a; q* @9 H1 H) R2 i8 N& f CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk, D! @9 c2 V# g" o. \0 x
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