8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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t# N- n( g, a/ K& }; e* SAllied aircraft
; D, i( r: ]7 ?& N0 [ no flights# p+ U5 Y: R1 r. S1 {
9 g k: m6 c% }; R0 ?0 K: A4 i N: l# _Allied aircraft losses8 H7 v. i/ w, X! W$ V
No Allied losses9 N# L- _2 s+ ]3 f" l
7 p' ^% T! [$ x X. i. CJapanese Ships. V/ j" s7 ` ^0 E' f4 ^8 a) [
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire7 ^! m: p, {9 \; }( Z
CA Aoba9 ~' R, P- w9 [3 j( q7 I
CA Kinugasa
# r1 J2 z' n, t: P6 W7 N q( r4 n& a; k CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4 F& K8 H" `, i6 |5 F+ V, }7 r
CA Kako! h4 q, i$ ^# F# X$ n! V2 v; ]
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1 E) r) i* e; L8 N0 m) r
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
# X/ k: g4 r. U. R5 Q, J; n CL Yubari9 l+ A- B6 h% z S# Q [
+ e. r% K- Q! |! x+ YAllied Ships1 ^4 A9 }0 e0 v8 J" ?
CA Salt Lake City: G( ^: l8 y/ v2 c" H' l
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
# Y$ ~+ W3 d4 h) p DD Grayson
) R$ B" t1 m0 J DD Monssen
' O* X* _/ P! f5 Q/ _ DD Aaron Ward
% B0 T2 L' P6 a# S3 h: T; T2 R3 _( S* G DD Laffey
3 U+ I O9 f! [! C, d DD Farenholt) L5 k( |" t m8 w9 ^3 r1 g
DD Maury
" y/ q9 @! R6 x- M DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage9 h) A" W* o, E# _
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
: n3 H; |; a, S' k1 l4 R0 @ DD Stack
, | j# T5 e& b) k" ^* X9 R DD Sterett, Shell hits 1 J- u$ y* }. U* f2 p5 @
DD Balch& w! E& N% B" o) ?
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' k1 H, G( c. EReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
4 {! _" k2 U* g, _& u0 y- E! OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
1 K3 \7 ~6 S, ?9 ~( m6 |Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 I: r, r9 z5 w. D |
Range closes to 14,000 yards...& \& X& G% R9 f/ F5 p
Range closes to 8,000 yards...* ^0 w* D' L1 V6 ^9 T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards8 J! F; \6 T4 I0 {% B. }) @
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
" ^6 @% v+ h4 }! k- Q0 C* S, ]6 }0 NRange closes to 3,000 yards...6 f$ i1 K5 A3 N) N( Y. H
Range closes to 1,000 yards...; B9 S" w; Q0 d$ b6 f6 a0 ?
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
$ r7 ]8 V2 M4 F5 k8 j' h2 H0 aCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
9 ~# N/ C# I2 e9 p6 ?+ JCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards0 ]! k( |& I. [2 h" Z
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
4 ?# |7 {' a9 X" Y/ JCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
r; J) U0 M) t" d% z+ p* t6 OCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards. A- I; u' C6 o( f
Range increases to 2,000 yards
! o! h. @4 U& R6 x# a) pDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 Z2 }7 @0 r h) W( U
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
% Z% B! U- `' yDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
9 o0 @) I$ i9 P [3 c; {CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards$ v) z: H+ V: x0 T8 N" q# f; [
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards0 |; x* s" n; R8 w* @
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards* s9 K& Z) N$ b( y* k# o
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards/ Y- f/ d6 `( S
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
# S/ R) p3 L4 x& ^5 p% r( C! rCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards* h7 w( _1 s! |& }
Range increases to 6,000 yards
, [1 |; m7 `) g% I3 G; lDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
$ ]: [! Y d. I: t2 zCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards% ?( r; W( R- ~1 W& F. G! e/ p7 q
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards3 _6 p- m, M: o& x; r. ?( ?
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards2 r: h/ i- G9 Q9 v% b
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards' n+ h" h2 [/ H$ N+ J! b) h6 z0 `2 {7 \* G
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards+ V) H. S9 T. U" [3 K
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
, G9 n$ _' T3 Z/ d' ^CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards; V* Z8 k- @: z( o: Z
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
# |1 N4 |$ h! T2 R& xCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
- ], X8 p2 e8 s4 _) |1 g- WTask forces break off...
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2 g4 K. U. p, p5 H, O* f- p. a9 VNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships# p. x4 l# U3 Z) W( S" Z' J H
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
1 o! `! S' _ `& h5 u CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire( A, [ J5 s6 Q4 ]/ Y' ?% d
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 10 ~" _" C% h5 P
CA Kako, Shell hits 1/ y; @1 \1 a, h- i$ M6 C
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
; [: @1 V+ C5 ~: s CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire/ q1 _3 }" X8 ?! |! A/ j0 C# W
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships: O# p- I, H- d) o2 Z( c2 J. ]
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire, [1 K& T$ |2 v) ~, {6 r5 k& L
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage2 t0 w9 @7 t5 w) `4 J6 g
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage- P$ f$ t0 G' w
DD Mugford
, E( U6 Q( G9 F& D DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2: ]# l U5 R7 I+ P
DD Patterson
2 E4 ^9 q' v: E0 L5 R/ j DD Jarvis5 e: f$ N8 b/ j6 S* p
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0 Q# i/ w# m) {6 s1 PReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
/ Q3 ~0 M6 E" G* E' Z! I4 cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
. {$ q8 L& F! j1 f' i/ r: R zRange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 N' |- f2 X/ {4 aRange closes to 14,000 yards...
8 M/ {# w; x }1 }- F) fRange closes to 8,000 yards.../ W/ Q+ W R3 @; O
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
4 M" z( U: Q+ D+ @" F! TRange closes to 2,000 yards...
' h p, o* M' F& y5 |6 ACONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
! Z, S/ I Y( ?8 ~9 @. T% s z1 cCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
/ f$ d/ \: b! j! YCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T', d% T9 o1 ^6 a& Y
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
& c! c/ i3 e$ QCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
1 _2 K |. ^9 {9 m7 XCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards: W$ A- D* }; q1 C; B
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards+ i+ } |1 |) f) | W; Q5 K, c
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
# ~* E. L6 k m3 x" K* m! R, E8 GCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards& k# ~4 r/ i* ]5 P/ A
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards' b5 \# |; w2 g+ w
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards+ i( ]' i/ v/ T
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards8 E' ?: ^# `8 b! W$ Z
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
" d$ w" z. W; [: R6 g4 r8 @8 Q: OCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
6 [% _7 W, |; O4 gCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
7 M5 J& i% N4 l6 b" GCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
' u1 f) ^2 s6 k7 V/ B( ~CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards1 U3 R$ O$ K* q: B7 t# i
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 r9 S6 }5 K* a7 f N$ S$ i
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
) @4 B) A8 t6 @( A" m6 C1 \6 o. `, ^CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards5 K% O% d+ R f+ k
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
* k5 B( w o3 f- b- ]2 ZCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards" [, j& z3 q% C, ~+ r: U, v1 `
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards8 G( V2 G' e# o- B
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards/ q" ~1 N& a+ u
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
6 O. p" ~ i. [$ x4 bRange increases to 8,000 yards
/ m/ z x- B; cCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards+ ?; S5 q9 g0 t, o( `9 ?0 o
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
3 c0 E' O9 e* w# yCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards& G+ {5 \! `2 L
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
, x2 _5 t3 X% l9 T3 c7 \4 R4 jCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards* v7 j c$ ], C, R z9 b$ P# a( C
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards% E! p4 ?: t! q; ?0 I5 j
Range increases to 9,000 yards0 F2 `; A; t6 b0 T) l5 Z5 [
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
/ i- K1 _& l8 y. H5 t+ F# WCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
9 L9 z; v: Z$ o( i: P" d9 ]CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards3 ]" x. a) i) A4 J: K5 p4 m$ ]5 h
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards% t7 L5 y9 {0 H5 ^* l, l
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards0 N2 u0 W$ f Z: c; C
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
1 w8 E; l9 y, L: M7 e6 tDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
, o1 z' ?6 h' e9 ~& m$ dCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
# A9 z3 D1 P0 v$ a9 hTask forces break off...5 c: V+ i& O1 U$ f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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; h% X; K7 O, t! uJapanese Ships X$ v4 _* |. T7 S
CA Aoba
: D/ U9 E% `1 k! @4 F* d( ? CA Kinugasa5 D1 A7 v! ~% d7 L$ H; A7 y' h
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 27 P2 d1 @! z( w; n1 m
CA Kako, Shell hits 10 a3 ~) G( S. \5 a2 z) ?8 N! ]% M
CL Tenryu v7 Y6 @. q' n& X" i8 m
CL Tatsuta
, s5 C k( ]* G) D6 b/ t CL Yubari& |# @- `8 |, L' z/ F
! e5 c# [& F7 @* W- K+ bAllied Ships& p9 U) N2 N/ m, {. M1 A
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk, e X' O0 j0 u+ P
DD Balch
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Z! o8 I# O9 g: [, @( o& F _! WReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
- F5 j3 t# z7 J' t( u0 ZMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
$ @1 m+ N' h0 L6 RRange closes to 24,000 yards...
3 r7 I" g6 w5 @9 c! \Range closes to 22,000 yards...$ s7 `0 w- H. j0 s+ N2 ^
Range closes to 20,000 yards... Z- P$ ` f3 ^3 l
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
/ F$ A. o3 k; G% O7 u2 V7 B T- FRange closes to 16,000 yards...- P9 o& D3 K2 U7 m- O& y
Range closes to 14,000 yards... m! F7 ~1 r! f, t" p0 A/ o
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
& T+ `# j: P ]3 G) B) w% mRange closes to 11,000 yards...
" b+ K0 ]6 Q$ ]$ ?" I5 SRange closes to 10,000 yards..." K) h0 `% R3 V+ U# c
Range closes to 9,000 yards...& X. }9 ~$ j, T1 w
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) C' g% o# a' zCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards, ?2 ^, E7 b' p+ i
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
9 S( p' m8 S, F: x5 h3 b& DRange closes to 6,000 yards...
. k8 ~: x! X% R7 P* bCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards" Y/ y- A4 w( ^, g7 x% d$ F5 }
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards" d! p- T9 L# e1 s
Range increases to 7,000 yards6 M3 E0 |/ y: M
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
# [" Z3 U0 \4 W! U% w4 ~" WRange closes to 6,000 yards; W" E( f2 ?) v
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
! v5 O- X- ], MCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards! P+ Z# D y. z- v8 Z& k5 s5 W# S
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
3 b3 G( _/ h, Q- }# ^) I$ xDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards5 b3 U2 F6 ^; O* Q$ \8 g5 L8 s
Range closes to 4,000 yards. H$ m/ a* ^# S
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
) |/ n8 Q3 V+ J0 J( i6 {" oRange increases to 7,000 yards
1 n5 H. r; l& N4 q, M! I3 WCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
- x2 {; O& l! @! P7 QRange increases to 11,000 yards
* q: p8 k* _3 @" B0 n$ L4 |CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards" _! w& ^% P+ L, k# T8 A \
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( }/ V3 q9 P, N6 ]4 f
Task forces break off...
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- _+ Y' X% A) F! P5 jNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships& m( d8 U: T4 C% Q
CA Aoba! f4 R' y% W! I/ E' e3 [, `. W
CA Kinugasa
4 F8 B- f, s ~3 R* s+ f, M& ?( d CA Furutaka1 r. }/ v% s* _
CA Kako, Shell hits 1& l* b8 ^3 r3 b9 p; x4 m! T4 V
CL Tenryu
4 v" B; q1 _4 J1 p, U CL Tatsuta
/ W2 n, E. c( O/ A6 C CL Yubari. S* u' f9 p- w, \, D0 e
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Allied Ships
8 x6 Y4 J$ j3 S1 t: d8 E U DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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) @& a# }+ j5 B( U0 X( Z* EReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
3 ^! c2 H- q& K$ kMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards* r( O; d$ S# w p
Range closes to 24,000 yards...; j' j2 Z+ h) w4 v" ~$ o. `
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
- X* A" U# ~) u9 W! LRange closes to 22,000 yards...
: u2 ^8 T& ~9 M/ w- ERange closes to 20,000 yards...: y! g9 G- N4 T2 G7 _" m5 s9 f
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 Q4 o8 h" E7 |1 C
Range closes to 16,000 yards...6 L) O: x3 S6 e2 H4 ^6 Y2 q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 R3 N7 n) v2 j5 XRange closes to 12,000 yards...
" D8 {1 [7 Q' c, \/ IRange closes to 11,000 yards..." e6 c, m" A, G7 ]) j R8 E8 r
Range closes to 10,000 yards...( v, T" X3 v) }: V! ^9 ~3 t
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
2 l) I; r8 W q2 \Range closes to 8,000 yards...6 c& ~) D+ w, z3 |( ^ ~6 c4 L
Range closes to 7,000 yards..., X7 x* Z2 R& s* H1 j: Y
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
2 {' ^& F7 D9 @- [, \3 v* Q4 S# |; M8 ~Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' A( N# `$ A/ r1 U/ yRange closes to 4,000 yards...
9 I% w1 Q% x5 J9 jRange closes to 3,000 yards...
' O- t# g( d, C9 t/ @. XCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
' |7 T2 t* ?: _1 ?CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
8 L" g& j% ?9 |1 P" G! tRange increases to 4,000 yards6 z/ z0 v7 Y9 P* Z
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
/ l2 N* A! C0 G* ?CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards5 |/ O" ?. S8 L7 n& G7 o
Range increases to 5,000 yards' S/ M. Q( C4 _5 s% ?2 q+ `
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards: M3 c2 S( T! q: |; U
Range increases to 9,000 yards# L9 S# A) n, }% \( G# H% ~+ O, p
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
% T7 p& G; Y$ ]% ~Allied Task Force Manages to Escape6 z' O* `: B5 U1 v* M# c
Task forces break off...5 V% ?- p, s7 w2 E/ n& S8 [
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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+ Q# H( F% X( S9 Z CA Aoba5 J6 C3 I; g% R. H+ o, M" \4 V8 |
CA Kinugasa) }" ^3 b' e$ E# ~+ K. g
CA Furutaka
# X# M7 W% F3 c9 }4 I0 L CA Kako
- }$ g$ R' y) X" W8 F h CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire* u3 _+ @3 a6 N- k7 N9 o
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire! i) ^" B7 Z5 d) R. {
CL Yubari
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4 ]" H5 T8 H- i3 V8 pAllied Ships! B( D6 y. B1 V8 d# x
APD Colhoun' I( h; p; K& p1 b( S. x" O
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 k u3 E3 i# Y: k4 U DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
6 j6 f% _) M/ f0 s- s3 m DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
7 v4 i% m( g4 D AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
; c4 ]* u" n- |$ N6 Y4 I' d; s AP Harris/ X# F* ~ D1 K/ l% q
AP Zeilin0 t+ O% y- e- ^4 Z Q
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 Z2 }* d3 p9 g AP Heywood
9 t; w; C2 T" N7 g, l3 { AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
% M7 u |- ~0 q2 d4 x, o AP President Bowen3 n# r# k" Y! |' i: @
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
( R& A: J8 M+ t; { xAP President Wilkerson
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105 casualties reported- I4 n% y# z- ?3 o& d2 E
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* u7 C; l7 [3 F2 c0 S, R Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
* p5 U- D( d5 a, ]. ~( Q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# p" \0 R S, N7 k7 [
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!, x) b! }& B. Z' z* A
Allied TF begins to get underway
5 Y) f% N! [# A5 `9 FReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight% U6 _8 R* ^! U! K, h$ j* D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards! Z* g7 }, E+ [+ ^2 z* @5 h
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
6 X# N1 y* x& f X2 {( E; ^9 KRange closes to 13,000 yards...
7 e" h' M1 R8 z3 {1 k2 cRange closes to 8,000 yards...
/ u- d+ P2 [6 p6 l0 r8 p7 L9 T2 y9 xRange closes to 5,000 yards...
& f( T/ o) @: }; BRange closes to 3,000 yards...
; l' g2 D0 s4 l$ L4 k& zRange closes to 1,000 yards...
# P9 h6 l1 f- K& o9 J1 qCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
/ s9 p. F* }: Y- {) C- \9 uCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
2 c+ Z2 u7 N/ F- b; {& t( q6 d( a: gCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
8 [/ z2 G. Y! d2 `, ^, p qCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards0 L2 P- e& \/ ]7 e
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards, x, l0 m4 A$ c `* J& v
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
$ u0 e2 d8 j/ t$ n( oCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
" l# k9 F a4 i: e9 g4 q2 X& {Range increases to 2,000 yards' M! w3 h' g' _7 o4 [
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
5 h4 j* t/ k. c- XCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
! q5 W# H1 ? }; Y9 XCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards# W v" R) \9 T0 Q H1 |
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
_" d: O/ F1 E6 Y+ B# [CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
4 j& Y' c4 n1 B4 |/ F; ]' WCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards- d# R: j8 |: E- f6 m- q
Range increases to 4,000 yards
& r/ z' ~" `: ?6 M. ]& X8 W6 |CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards3 s! v& x; V% i) f
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
. d& s- f) d4 D" e0 H( G' NCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards4 _" |0 K9 @5 i8 @8 m
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards. j% W- ?1 F8 Z6 B
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards6 J" g% u! r* B$ d6 f
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
- ^0 g+ `/ `8 e+ aCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards9 W. s0 O, g6 }
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape6 `2 m; q7 A* ~5 a% Y
Task forces break off...
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第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。
" T5 _3 \ H3 V. Q万恶的58！！！
" a3 g' ~# z& q* Y% l4 ?$ ?1 vAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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O5 I3 P4 `- P0 |+ aWeather in hex: Clear sky9 q" Q% |- e3 B( i& V
7 m) {7 l) q" E" o" \+ {2 mRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 L+ |( ~! S( w- p- _# O% UEstimated time to target is 12 minutes. D: i/ N! R4 P6 R
( N8 Y& [6 o% pJapanese aircraft+ ]0 j; P1 p! g2 E0 p$ x& Y
no flights& J& F" p7 J1 O3 H- R% L% i+ W0 E
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|( A; p G' x# c- N3 S/ C1 Y3 ?Allied aircraft
9 ]2 I! p/ U7 p F4F-4 Wildcat x 81 c0 z3 \- [9 S' a. v9 t# F, M
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82) y9 ^. }. ^3 T, r
TBF-1 Avenger x 393 x- ]6 \7 U' b
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, I# [3 Q+ {8 d/ cJapanese aircraft losses
. @9 R) x3 i* h( INo Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses# y# Z$ n) k, ^" k# R% z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
/ I" n+ K8 p! b% F$ j: B TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged8 g2 c9 R$ p- ~* @. x) I, Z
+ i5 E; d% y- y$ z8 kJapanese Ships# x7 ]$ a* E# C' ]5 [$ q
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire% O% d; O0 D: t+ k; P/ {8 _
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk. F6 T/ K! n M* y' n( v
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage& a* u1 X5 j8 D. Z. @/ k: e5 ~# K
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk
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发表于 2010-4-20 19:59
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兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
