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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
2 E# Q+ N q- L0 D# L5 g/ d! ]1 _Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards; S" F: b: u2 B0 \( Z# _7 \! F* t
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Allied aircraft
5 {9 a; s1 B6 p+ { no flights
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8 U' J$ H1 h7 B: CAllied aircraft losses
' J; E, t) _1 p& v" I& D. YNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
- U( P0 p2 W, N& j8 X T2 F/ F CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
3 W% ~2 {" W, }! U* x# [ CA Aoba9 n, A2 w& e# c* G0 o% g* y
CA Kinugasa( O7 n$ r6 Y# ]7 ~* J
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
/ k# {8 [# a1 [; p9 Z' u CA Kako% v9 R. G+ y, u2 E& \% A) i
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
2 K# s6 Z% l0 E, u CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
( X6 l. x8 }# {3 `% m CL Yubari
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CA Salt Lake City
0 z; Y# A7 Q* t& ?0 Y" a, x. z CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk" v( j7 `+ m) G% c/ q" J% R
DD Grayson
2 U: E: y+ V$ E! m DD Monssen
: E1 z3 t! w! n/ B4 [( Y DD Aaron Ward
0 V" z2 C4 q( N; j* |/ o. `5 [ DD Laffey* ~5 s' V6 |$ y6 l# T6 s
DD Farenholt0 j& z1 }2 R+ E' B6 G" p+ `
DD Maury/ l- v5 X6 C/ S2 L
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
* P* q7 k) P0 P8 X3 y" X E DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire2 E) ~! i1 Z! r2 [* f3 j
DD Stack% j. t H: I6 k. E; ^, p% s9 N
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1% z* W* y8 `6 S0 Z
DD Balch
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; O/ Y4 g, W0 u- yReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight$ \# ?/ @: j/ W* F3 A9 h7 _; w7 s
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards7 ^- ]: A; u; G5 \# C: j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# I& A" {$ @, Y: o& O; ]Range closes to 14,000 yards...( T% v2 @/ k1 k0 y8 Q& p
Range closes to 8,000 yards...7 w: ~) i8 z$ N# O
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% D1 r7 _, F: a
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( J3 K0 f8 U; K
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
+ |# B: b W9 d8 mRange closes to 1,000 yards...7 ?; f( F: n1 ^# U9 x
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'- T! }% o2 ~) A' ^0 K) j
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards Q* S2 y1 M, X" o- p$ t4 U* J
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
0 v$ B7 P: U3 SDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
- p3 {/ @) y. ?8 Y6 X( ?CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
" j1 U1 a; O" v. N0 GCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
0 U" Q. g2 t( l, G I. y+ ZRange increases to 2,000 yards
0 \1 S: ]- T4 c' FDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards2 [- b! p5 h: P2 D
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards H/ u% e$ C' t
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
8 l7 E8 i, [4 n$ H7 L. b# V# X/ FCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards% v1 c) T0 p6 X1 c7 R! x- w
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards$ G3 x7 u- b* O7 O
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards& e1 J( g' F) ?. {
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards/ p- h; k4 S9 \
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
2 g3 n P: ~7 }; h; @& }CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards0 u' {/ u6 ]& t' U8 l9 p; k
Range increases to 6,000 yards* {6 l) Z G& N: C1 Z* m
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 & `+ F6 P7 J; r
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards9 U: o3 S i7 U
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
1 D+ O1 x$ s% k- ~ a5 KCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
6 Z" u. ?' }: S5 zCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards& {1 c7 ~7 {! q
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards- _, ~" W* K* o/ Q! A; |- K2 S' @
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
8 x }0 H: G W9 D# Q( s: pCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
9 D- a `/ U0 c4 Q& V1 M! }CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
3 V6 j" O3 n* D, P- ^3 [: y* qCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
& I2 @8 [) \( @; o- n \2 OTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards4 `7 X. a3 C" T3 {- ` s
& b2 m, S! M; Q& L& \, O' BJapanese Ships$ Z" b* R0 ]$ r3 ]; i
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2' \7 j* ~3 u- v4 I) h( a% l/ _. ~# h
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire% b+ B7 y' s$ I' c' c) ]
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 17 W& [( e( Q! b" Z4 W' ?( B! r
CA Kako, Shell hits 1' k# q) g3 g9 J- P# O! I: g* o
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire; ~* L: e7 m: M2 O& H
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ E- K/ Y: \$ Q6 E6 M9 d* N3 M( n5 d CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
' O% O/ T8 I; E2 W i3 ? CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
- A6 ~% j- @$ r" o f" Q CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% z, Q$ f7 |1 q9 _
DD Mugford, \: ^" Y1 z; G+ I
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2/ l, S0 m; H, K7 w4 j
DD Patterson2 @1 s8 f+ S' S& X4 Y
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
, l/ \4 i$ A! X2 J K* u2 m: [' ?Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
) J/ o& p) R2 N) Z* H. B/ t" D' rRange closes to 20,000 yards...+ n( }. F/ F' W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 \- z" d& p2 SRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 [% s/ z6 B2 _+ `" {. B/ |. t5 B
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
, b# I3 j, F) B) d4 O# z/ r5 n0 O4 aRange closes to 2,000 yards...9 R1 P# _! }/ ?/ O
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
0 q. N% G9 e. F) d' H3 t G3 jCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( K1 o2 g: q' mCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
2 p/ p9 E5 ~& ]1 B; e% K5 _5 J9 aCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
# f) Z1 i- q0 X- x$ g2 {/ u" A. f; ^CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
* Z; T1 e! x: @! d. I0 H+ V5 j. iCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards" V( D& T$ r; D4 P4 |6 i
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards3 L/ l1 }+ P( L0 M: {4 Q' G
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
( L$ b6 u* y5 P$ f; d6 i/ ICA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards# r# u4 \1 y' d- \4 X
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards* S. b2 g k4 @5 r6 X
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards" c! T" E) l! O% @: ^
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards, k6 ^0 F' [' _9 w: W6 @
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards; c% `" W; e7 d
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards$ ]& r+ V# h$ n# K' D9 A0 I5 n+ O- b
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
% `0 K. k% ~; I. p/ X" r( z3 jCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
& h+ e- F" g5 t C; g8 b" xCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
s) k8 Z' j. Z7 y. d( V9 f0 DRange increases to 5,000 yards+ g- m/ T/ f0 O. O I/ N
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
" m' T- L1 d( TCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards; O" t! v* @' R3 E" Q
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
: o: a& q, k: g% w# XCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
+ n* _: N2 a- `' ACL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
. Z' H4 b6 c9 J( \- T0 kDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards) h# t6 c4 {$ E8 N
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards/ q2 G6 `8 [& Y. x1 a
Range increases to 8,000 yards
' a9 Y& C' |* t- t; }6 t6 l- `CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards/ @3 H4 K1 R2 z
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
6 `& b# L2 c3 f" T( b9 Z, U8 nCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards" g2 Q# L' X* f* v! R/ a5 M
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
: b% V) ^. e# Y/ X. h. dCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
/ r* d; Y8 {# U/ N7 KCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
& M3 W: @( I! t* M6 ^Range increases to 9,000 yards( p7 v( t' ?: j2 D7 X. v
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
( Q: P/ c! N3 Y- e/ |- GCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
0 R U% L$ U, |: E0 OCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
+ {" q/ R$ Z% _ \1 R H1 iCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards& ^3 I6 W& n- \. b4 p s
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards( @$ Q v# c% ~+ R$ A7 J
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
, s5 [" y3 v' n0 E8 s8 CDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards" ^ O* \2 z: V- {! {3 M
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
; V' s# w! {4 A, t6 G {( UTask forces break off...
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7 L+ e# Q" P/ O8 x: ]# wNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards+ h5 `1 A: `, U; l' J' H. `
2 u O1 s- m* p6 j8 PJapanese Ships
- X* N W, v1 T9 R CA Aoba5 x" ]7 G% q- o4 \2 s. h
CA Kinugasa
9 b( b9 z; p! e9 K4 d( d; |9 V CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2+ S; N: g" C$ m* o
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
. m! f/ @9 k3 }+ w4 P3 |1 |3 i CL Tenryu
& g1 m/ B7 K \) W2 K; F" H& s CL Tatsuta4 Z3 I% [$ W9 `- Q j3 q: I. J
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
4 Z9 Z3 B% Q( P% L M& Z9 J3 f DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
, D) I5 P1 V) T: ~5 U& U0 \ DD Balch. v' B* J4 b) H! ?, V3 p! q4 [
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight* u. p4 q5 e* ]$ I
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
@7 u; s) z5 G" o7 X% q& x( y; xRange closes to 24,000 yards...
) ]6 u" R0 i% c: {: b* ~Range closes to 22,000 yards...7 n; {% I& D/ c, N, Y- Y* P; C- k9 Q
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
0 D6 y9 n. i: K2 TRange closes to 18,000 yards...
V$ Y5 T4 ^/ ~- o" _" h `' T$ uRange closes to 16,000 yards...! V* s* K( j8 q+ k) i5 z
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
! Z- Q! C3 U. o1 @) t* Q! uRange closes to 12,000 yards...5 i3 \, }* S8 _3 u4 I
Range closes to 11,000 yards...) u) ]- W; n& k5 o6 [
Range closes to 10,000 yards..., H. N1 F# d3 t% n6 H, i8 H: N8 h/ g
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
( C; ?8 [. H, V, {Range closes to 8,000 yards...
% B$ W# H% h/ e0 b6 |+ g7 [CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
$ O. Y2 e' ~: ^ j4 ]( HRange closes to 7,000 yards...
( K& k) L7 O$ D' @: b( V4 X2 Z; [Range closes to 6,000 yards.... L5 [( _: {2 T9 j
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards* {: S" F1 d4 r% N- U; r8 M, o: B
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards+ ?2 T7 l( b2 C% z) |) H& k
Range increases to 7,000 yards1 }/ c. w' r, q! l9 n) ^
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards1 Z# u9 }% H4 b' x8 G* g
Range closes to 6,000 yards# z' Y, `3 q6 |4 q
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
; o9 ^+ D' `; |, k4 n yCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
. }# q5 f! |% r$ q% q7 aCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards; g. O( K% B# Y9 p7 V1 Z: D
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards7 r$ g/ [ C) o, b ?0 P
Range closes to 4,000 yards
) N/ Y3 F% |, |- TCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards4 H6 V( k% k5 S1 A B
Range increases to 7,000 yards- N; u. p6 R+ j: b, `% L/ ~
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards9 v7 b( `+ B/ }6 B
Range increases to 11,000 yards/ G: i: a* [& J% a7 g! X
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
/ j, V' J0 u+ t4 \# a _Allied Task Force Manages to Escape; q, u: h( x1 ]. f
Task forces break off...
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7 x- ]! [+ H7 R2 _& h% v% cNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships' T4 {7 z3 N0 ?+ \! }, s' g
CA Aoba7 _. ?+ ~: H _( b! D
CA Kinugasa
$ i2 e4 k+ w7 w! j CA Furutaka" c4 U; f0 M% k( n* ?1 F4 o
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
$ j( g) f( P$ d) z5 c" q4 Y CL Tenryu
" D+ c0 L8 e' X5 j) z4 @( i CL Tatsuta
6 u5 J7 m, N' ~5 S7 j CL Yubari; @9 V0 W# h4 J& J+ Y x7 ~
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Allied Ships6 E% I$ }/ A9 w5 d; o5 i& d
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire& W0 `: s' R( K8 V& W9 c
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/ T% [0 @0 C& n- q+ A1 UReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 m( F/ t8 K9 r) yMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards0 D* w" x- v) C- o9 W( }1 m2 s- N
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ X7 i/ p4 x# c9 ]; ^& \CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
! ^$ P2 A k- N' X. Y7 R% {8 KRange closes to 22,000 yards...; O3 g" E% J$ t$ }
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
/ E. W/ f9 {. B) K% W; w0 G$ nRange closes to 18,000 yards...
- J$ C8 a+ l+ n/ zRange closes to 16,000 yards...7 h; f3 ?+ M8 G6 q
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 a, z8 y% F( b" f" H( P, B* L0 cRange closes to 12,000 yards...* |, v4 T: B/ U+ s' w+ f
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
/ n% ?0 I, `' ZRange closes to 10,000 yards...
4 T5 N" ^9 m O: \Range closes to 9,000 yards...( j( B* n" V+ q
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
. N9 D' p9 X M, J* r; HRange closes to 7,000 yards... a" V) ~6 [' j# f+ r: r& j* |
Range closes to 6,000 yards...8 e) @/ J7 [! E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
' q5 Q( [4 d' Z `Range closes to 4,000 yards... _- j, E2 ~: i3 c! M
Range closes to 3,000 yards...) F+ U" j" _& E
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
# A9 [9 T& |! _+ \CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards$ n: Y2 s2 z3 ^" u! k! M
Range increases to 4,000 yards0 |1 A' e$ \' X, y1 L
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
+ A# `" P! }; d% iCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards7 f$ y" |8 c8 J* l: ~0 @& |5 Y
Range increases to 5,000 yards
5 t# u# ~' o, [3 _ v7 F, xCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards: Y' m* R+ A( y5 n( q* K: i
Range increases to 9,000 yards
/ d2 N1 E* s( w/ [8 OCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards( ?, _9 s9 |7 z4 R9 M6 K3 K
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
+ \8 ~6 d* D3 a) c* K0 w. RTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards* I$ m8 u I. n7 a
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Japanese Ships
) c% z- k' p ^, q$ Q9 i CA Aoba
/ [+ |& l1 Q- P. n2 v CA Kinugasa
5 S+ T. U# o2 V) w+ j& a CA Furutaka [8 X6 s/ b( ~
CA Kako
% Q# D j) c' Y) x) g CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
! s* x! S! S% ~# }. }+ T CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
0 j7 W8 k# x" W+ t. r0 c CL Yubari2 r' V0 L% E ~. w
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Allied Ships+ h. b# Q3 q6 Z" {, `2 s. u# y6 }
APD Colhoun
! M1 |# \: i s6 Z* E" w* p8 d APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire$ L5 b# i4 I" o( D
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1) @3 ~1 j& @) D+ E3 N2 k) U
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage5 D( W) O; Y+ o( m& Q/ l
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires" | ^3 a8 m1 ^0 K6 `- U
AP Harris: L# X# @1 `/ |! b! A+ j
AP Zeilin
. _, G* i* j' X/ j u4 @# z AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage) h8 ]* F2 v# y+ h3 m
AP Heywood
: k3 s% e# x/ y2 _, p AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
; f7 @) |: l) e2 X2 ~* ]8 X& D2 I AP President Bowen z3 d( Z" `" @8 l3 b8 U3 a
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
* p! `- Q, U" ^# t! k9 G3 F( j xAP President Wilkerson: t! b) i4 h2 e. g6 |
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Allied ground losses:
/ y2 K2 q% f2 ^5 x4 h 105 casualties reported+ d5 f. h5 F; o9 }" r6 h4 j1 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
5 i5 \& K5 M) v8 q; M4 o3 h% d6 \/ V Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled: L+ _ k5 [7 Q) T8 D* \
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled" l2 M8 g7 l, K
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
5 _" f8 _' w2 j, p( cAllied TF begins to get underway
; J0 l1 m2 v8 x! |* |4 BReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight2 l: ?7 E6 Z. _8 O
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
% Q0 r$ N4 ~& K r z5 s$ VRange closes to 18,000 yards...
3 u$ y$ w3 p0 q2 rRange closes to 13,000 yards...
' w$ G( t& Z$ ^: `+ k5 jRange closes to 8,000 yards...
% M% R) g$ U6 ^5 Y: l6 qRange closes to 5,000 yards...
, Z7 m1 K$ _/ fRange closes to 3,000 yards...( q: x* U, K$ ~9 k4 A$ H4 a
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
9 a9 M- O9 E+ _' r/ TCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards' l% t4 O+ H. ]$ `+ B6 j
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
( q' Y" t ^2 @; L- B4 @" SCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards* u/ K* ^( ~% L F: Q2 g# W, w
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
" q% h+ }2 k2 c7 ZCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards0 q: U5 ?8 H+ n1 {5 t6 _0 A% J+ B( ?( E1 i- j
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
6 Y0 Y- F% ]3 k. w1 B, rCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
. w) b% A! F: U! Q7 r* TRange increases to 2,000 yards$ ^0 l# ~( k8 ~, A
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
+ B5 ?& |. b$ h6 z0 KCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards8 L2 k9 g" I. L# e0 G
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
w' g: G' L l1 b1 F) Z- OCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards) D' b1 { V0 t$ B V
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
8 J7 Z8 g- V3 _" [& A5 eCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards, l+ P# Q( y/ L, C3 p' B5 m6 m7 L
Range increases to 4,000 yards
; y5 d$ f# E( tCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards8 Y1 y7 K" I! @2 ?/ ~2 d% R! |
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
3 i8 j! Z5 X |: [# D cCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards V3 H, M5 \1 }. C& `
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards" S! K1 b) j% M: P/ x0 o( n; Z
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
* c- |9 n6 q; N/ f6 H3 u/ ~4 V9 }CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards. x6 e6 k2 F: w
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards# P7 n3 c+ C. s1 U' w8 k/ [* `5 p
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape' J* o) ]( x2 H# l/ }; V
Task forces break off...
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# P+ l. f( Q: Z$ b! ]第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134# a0 ^, E' f7 d) |% a. D) H5 m( X
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.. ^1 D7 y3 a# d. ]3 C- _
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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3 V* N9 E) f+ A+ `; o* rJapanese aircraft
7 W+ @! K0 C# _8 B6 o no flights
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Allied aircraft
( i5 A6 z* B# u! P F4F-4 Wildcat x 8! ~8 `6 ?% M8 C. }% C
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
1 C3 N0 f. x; ^ TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses+ o$ H$ D# o$ T, u+ @$ V
No Japanese losses
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+ g+ {& b6 q$ h/ u7 z1 lAllied aircraft losses" O' B, ?9 g* J d ~0 b$ h8 w8 }
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships: j" x7 ?! y/ ~5 M
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
; l7 y8 _" C0 D/ ]0 V9 |$ X5 ^. D CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
6 W1 Q2 U. W7 u) o( G+ x9 G2 J CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage' h5 f0 C0 a7 d6 Z* H
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。
