8月9号
" j" D, a3 G5 d4 M* T* J第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
# k/ `( W* B" L+ R2 M3 N) j5 ?. r* bNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards8 t5 C7 Q' I ^/ w7 v0 N# v; e
) s& N6 l8 S: q0 h! N, h5 GAllied aircraft
4 l: G' _* O8 r* k3 k no flights9 A: _! T, E% `# [- [$ }5 I
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Allied aircraft losses3 P# ^0 I) H0 t" D p
No Allied losses8 V' I1 O- M4 W) s3 Q7 l/ [, L; @5 q" p
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Japanese Ships
$ _- W8 a5 _: n( ^ D CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
# a0 M! R. p- g' A# x6 T \ CA Aoba
0 \" _6 P( E8 e CA Kinugasa
# r8 Y# G( ~" K8 I, f0 } CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
0 U5 _# j0 N3 L8 ? CA Kako9 X, K+ D3 A4 N
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1; ^4 N6 H a9 O, `; o2 o! A
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
9 W+ [) \. v$ C9 g CL Yubari% \! y8 m1 S5 O L" D+ [7 n5 x
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Allied Ships
1 Y) `! C: M' d# Z$ T CA Salt Lake City
3 V& U: L% Z( N7 E CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
, g( Q% v' m: ?9 ]7 R DD Grayson1 z( G. r- {3 \5 l% f( Z$ q- ?5 n/ X
DD Monssen
) B. M1 ^( ? S0 i* s. L7 x DD Aaron Ward
2 v" U1 B' i# @$ T DD Laffey
' u' S9 f D& s- \7 ~ DD Farenholt
& |" A% S" W- k. Q' r2 b DD Maury* l& v- S3 M, E/ {; C+ g) D- t' |7 ?
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
- e2 @) h+ ~" g DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire# O0 C2 t* `- A9 p4 d
DD Stack' y S/ |4 v/ v, w5 j. d/ B' N8 I
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1! N# Q- n% \. F
DD Balch
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$ B; _/ p# ~7 |# q, \Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight- `: f' m& R( s$ x9 x, n
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards. E5 w q1 a, p
Range closes to 20,000 yards...1 l4 n+ ]$ s/ z. [1 ^
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 k) m+ R& l& N& O% v" x+ bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
( g* J0 }3 I& |' MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards0 \. S6 i* b6 G, c6 s6 {
Range closes to 5,000 yards...( l" {0 x: m( u; }, e, q, x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
2 e) i p# L* A* E' Y+ fRange closes to 1,000 yards...
% g. M5 ?- A9 o3 b6 T0 cScott, N. crosses the 'T'6 v. i9 W$ K. o) M* i6 [: E
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
' X+ a0 u+ @2 {( J1 @! e3 {CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
+ _0 V, b1 ?: I0 H$ P1 I9 N+ v. JDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
* ~/ S4 W8 f }$ fCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
6 s7 ]$ p3 Q( L2 S1 xCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
8 A& V0 T6 m4 i; O5 q3 a% vRange increases to 2,000 yards% s: }& Q0 n) b: J, `+ d o
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards6 I$ o P& m& _$ R- L1 o: n# e
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
; s. b4 Q& h* V7 e+ [$ B& E/ a$ H0 [DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards% y+ T/ N: _: J2 j* S) \, T" F5 r
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards0 t# j; r" K/ [! C V
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
: n" S- ^; {: f" k: q9 OCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
4 O! [* {. Z* M' QDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
5 Z- ^( c) O$ o# P, p7 @& UCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards) t6 t0 [$ z- N; `- I6 _2 g( t! Y0 r
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards0 o( _' f `% u2 R
Range increases to 6,000 yards
3 @" g& ]- J; V% N. d3 ZDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
. b r; y8 n6 L/ H( ^" s' bCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards, h2 u+ `! s3 w, w( U, f; T
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
% ~( K0 P$ {! h, @. _CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
3 @: U/ @$ n7 G. [* W; |: vCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
/ j* @; H' s* s* [CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards4 J8 y' O- w9 h! B# d2 J4 x# q, H8 z- H
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
) }" v: n. C" ]9 L" ECL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
}# n% h1 E2 u7 C) TCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards1 r' ?- Z3 G' Q0 k6 F3 H5 z
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards' I8 X" V; G- N6 W2 Y! O% Y) _. R
Task forces break off...5 k4 r, y& T* I" _( R; i% h2 L
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( q/ {. W3 [* G- Y# H! l$ ENight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards1 m0 }3 K' c8 o) C5 m
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: ?) r' T% E4 @5 z, ^5 h CA Aoba, Shell hits 2- }; v) s$ J6 E) u
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
! c3 C+ l4 L* T1 E2 P( L- b CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
& z% t- X1 p# l CA Kako, Shell hits 1
# H: B% p4 C/ u9 {9 _' G CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire& ?" s- F [8 M: E4 z/ K) q
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
1 t6 N6 g1 A1 V. |* X CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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5 A2 G3 D- x: s/ B, l5 d* HAllied Ships" W2 Q, V5 Y( q/ s3 \, D5 P& L% C
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire% y) _! i* R& S* m, ~
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage8 g% Z' e4 N0 P. w$ Q6 V2 O! L
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage% h t, u" M5 b, q/ @
DD Mugford
1 Y8 ]$ H6 u! `9 Y _6 C' f) ` DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2& o+ A0 B8 z2 [
DD Patterson
& ~. U) k% N Q" @ DD Jarvis
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9 F/ j& k3 u% Q, ^- T3 pReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
6 R7 K; k2 [. p) G. cMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
7 v6 b6 R4 f6 t8 eRange closes to 20,000 yards...
7 G3 m" s5 v, vRange closes to 14,000 yards...
" F' m6 o# B: K1 zRange closes to 8,000 yards...% w j% Y9 `8 }5 `: s% U1 t% i
Range closes to 4,000 yards...( t6 v5 G2 a& T0 Y& p+ U4 f9 x- o, W
Range closes to 2,000 yards...% P* K2 b5 K5 B7 F9 [
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards' s% d) O% h, I! _
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
4 c+ w {# U. b" K2 U. E5 TCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'" y. H$ l- E' j$ E2 ^" A7 D
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
8 a% T( s6 \# x" Q. m, SCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
2 G1 l2 {& L% S/ Q Q9 g# D& }( iCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards+ p, C# Q% l9 p( [ j% {
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
- g6 T, \+ V, k0 H% w6 w6 E$ eDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards e- W8 q ~3 e0 Y
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards, }5 J$ U1 `! A) R$ O& V8 M
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards( K7 |2 r, @$ U# [7 u/ v( ?. ~
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards3 k. G& ?% b1 b, X" M9 l+ T5 T/ L7 R4 Q
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards& P' Q8 C e4 _& h# q: p
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
1 j3 z! B- |+ r! y( o5 {# KCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards" v1 o* K8 K5 s3 q8 L1 e' X
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
' ^# ~* p& b l2 KCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
5 ^6 u) a! [; L' h( S& S$ R2 lCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards8 \8 }+ ^& `3 {/ t8 K) R! x
Range increases to 5,000 yards6 x0 E& G6 t+ n
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards" `8 Q1 O- R& _7 Q( d4 r
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
/ n/ f) ~, L- _: FCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
w7 b( y% F8 ~/ |CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards* y) v: U9 V5 F
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
?4 J# A6 C; X; [ p; R$ C+ {DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards9 Q% R0 W% F: f2 p) ?
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 G; R4 v0 t5 A8 z! E9 c2 dRange increases to 8,000 yards
! b, o7 T5 [1 o# xCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards; U2 f6 q ], e G6 g
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
4 ~4 v3 c- U1 t9 u0 wCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards4 S: L, V" O! v7 x" Z! R
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards0 } f7 l0 z9 R. [
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards7 {; M$ `* I) @7 j7 y3 @( X6 b' g; m! ~
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards$ |0 O+ ^' v+ C, p4 j0 g- o
Range increases to 9,000 yards
8 [7 Y% ]+ G) @. f3 e# |. YCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards5 w, [- z0 P/ j! C- R
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
$ r) {; c1 ]' y" t$ f- N- WCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
& j$ b {+ U6 q+ M0 [5 n& c# Q3 wCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards% b4 Z" Q d: t* D2 v! {$ d1 O* L
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
" p0 Y! J3 P& o" S2 LCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards& x9 ^ l7 L3 x& C; B! t
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards) X, D& z+ J5 U# a% ?/ k
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage/ ^5 i4 T# N- p* I! h
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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$ I/ W( Z0 U* A. NJapanese Ships
/ V7 ~& e# H' w: ? CA Aoba
" I# }+ |# W: ~% b" Q; B CA Kinugasa+ o; @ ]: k" e2 P
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
# V6 ]$ i% K/ ?! t CA Kako, Shell hits 13 s- ~" Y$ {( [3 t9 J. e
CL Tenryu. @2 n4 P, H5 i: T' S+ R
CL Tatsuta8 l w5 ]3 W2 J" c! A' Z
CL Yubari! Z2 S6 C! I0 O3 [- f* G3 M
2 R: P. F3 q+ [ P5 eAllied Ships$ G$ T! ]- T0 p# B
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk* q- `, K9 }: |$ g! r4 J) {
DD Balch
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' ^' s4 U! q0 O0 o( I1 ?Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
4 u z% a M0 ~3 V zMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards2 Q0 R2 ^- y; j( k4 n# c# r
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
& ~5 z( [) ^8 G. SRange closes to 22,000 yards...
% N& W2 ?2 N# N/ U; x6 vRange closes to 20,000 yards...
8 U3 @# j, l# x1 Y1 S; DRange closes to 18,000 yards..., ~2 C- ~+ D( c7 y. G; T% A* N
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
' i9 K4 |" ~% X. r N' E1 t; cRange closes to 14,000 yards...
; Z" v+ v0 G9 u/ lRange closes to 12,000 yards...: k( J- B7 r1 C$ R: Y
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
* i' a4 @. Z2 d! t" c" C7 _5 T; E& _Range closes to 10,000 yards...
6 B R( N" d& \' k0 S6 k6 D" q l" b! mRange closes to 9,000 yards...
' i/ X, n8 D( M3 w" mRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 Z+ q/ D( S: q0 |9 }9 h3 N# MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards4 L$ s) C# \6 \6 r- n! N
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( e9 A( o( M; [& j; Q+ ^
Range closes to 6,000 yards...5 |2 I* p/ A+ K/ ~, y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards2 h! s1 |9 _5 ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards7 H# C7 f) h# r. N2 @7 h3 x
Range increases to 7,000 yards
8 i. n* P; p) M( h0 VDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
0 U- i" N7 m& c. I" _Range closes to 6,000 yards% ?8 u: Q8 j$ Y2 ]# y- x/ `
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards3 u2 c! T5 f1 a. Y ~) n* ~
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards' i% S! @% O# g- P. v( w
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards t8 Y- I* ] N2 C' F) f3 J$ n
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
' g- w/ q @, H& mRange closes to 4,000 yards
' K/ x W; r" pCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
- Q6 M7 i* Y& h: p! p3 tRange increases to 7,000 yards8 g5 i, o, i' V3 |& h" z, @
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
/ l& x( F/ D* W7 u9 mRange increases to 11,000 yards
* U3 x7 E8 ?* w( R4 ?* {6 YCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards$ M- U3 R$ @4 u2 T) w1 I* a
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
+ @" b0 t2 N4 W9 L% x# c+ D% T4 uTask forces break off...
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6 V4 W- n* x; QNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards, m, ?) d5 c& i( D5 Y
b6 T- ~( J vJapanese Ships
7 \; e3 O6 x# ]8 j. F2 f$ K7 D5 e CA Aoba
& H$ m8 v: `( \( A CA Kinugasa9 C# o% r" l5 C& S, Z% R5 ]$ Z, G
CA Furutaka
( O5 ^; q3 b. k CA Kako, Shell hits 1% [* A# [( ^ L
CL Tenryu/ c0 {- z5 u) N2 |! \% G$ j3 N5 \
CL Tatsuta
; t! U1 D* z5 o CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
! t Y `6 N7 ]) S# }# o3 E+ s DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire8 c3 t8 m* N0 f7 q
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% L8 I7 d/ |0 I. h9 ~! D1 R# `Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight v: b8 @$ V: c/ h8 S
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards# I S' x% A* m. x: _
Range closes to 24,000 yards...7 ]; h! o1 I) n. ~$ T
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards4 l8 |' c# Y7 k+ I. ]( [& ^( {
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
$ ^8 N# j9 z0 X8 QRange closes to 20,000 yards...
2 k% h4 K' A- f7 n, M3 a) kRange closes to 18,000 yards...1 E( b( T5 E. m) w' ?4 o. b7 g
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( x- e9 f# J1 O: B8 i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
) M" R; y& B. v7 `4 ~, P( W) J7 d- @Range closes to 12,000 yards...
1 y1 h9 Y! I! _6 m) C& I, o# D- fRange closes to 11,000 yards...
1 g; |0 B" H, `4 z: tRange closes to 10,000 yards...
6 U1 j0 h8 M/ cRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 `. ~8 _: [ g( i( Q/ c kRange closes to 8,000 yards... R& A# \2 R8 P3 t1 E6 I( n
Range closes to 7,000 yards...6 Y/ `. a# p/ l1 p1 |2 }* a
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& S/ x! |, r8 E X$ E
Range closes to 5,000 yards...9 c$ Q2 q7 f' I
Range closes to 4,000 yards...# \+ C7 |/ r6 U! V3 u5 D: H
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
9 t& ], p. _$ ?$ j, I" Q! tCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
3 l; e( t J2 ~0 Y. Y) L5 WCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
; m1 e4 S. D7 eRange increases to 4,000 yards
& X9 i7 K$ q; z1 CCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards0 W5 y) b# k" A) [' H3 J# V
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards) E( o2 g5 W7 V7 C' k
Range increases to 5,000 yards
, R% X2 H! i( y9 M6 mCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards3 j9 g) N4 w; s5 \; H4 x
Range increases to 9,000 yards: \' R; [6 o3 B+ M) d) G; {
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
4 D& ?- w+ ~5 bAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
* D! X) V9 l+ t8 Y9 {0 a" LTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships9 C2 G7 J( s+ n# J8 P
CA Aoba
' a6 h0 v8 Q: ~$ l( O3 n9 S CA Kinugasa, f% V. ^! w4 b! S% _ G- U8 w
CA Furutaka
% A9 f$ U; y( M5 o) t CA Kako# r; h0 f. x2 p' `% I
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
0 t* z5 M: `" b" D4 P- I; { CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
/ B @$ `' y) l8 Y" p+ E- D, a CL Yubari0 r! h+ L, j) g+ L4 l
6 t1 f9 g* X- ]4 |Allied Ships
; s: T9 x. `$ ?0 } APD Colhoun
/ W: n+ Y3 }# m: Q$ U7 W) F APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire2 h! F* }2 n& e) O+ w) b
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
6 d9 L) `" `* V% A. @ DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage& J1 b: @! U- Y( A) L
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires6 E5 z, }# q/ _& p/ m3 B/ Z
AP Harris& d0 J( K# s2 `4 b5 @( p6 j! p- O
AP Zeilin
! h7 J, ~# f5 s1 X. N2 ^2 o AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
3 s4 c) d+ `/ T: V AP Heywood
' [' y/ b, J5 z; m0 { AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
9 H0 \! B' b# `) a) H1 ] AP President Bowen
0 o! @- M9 H% j AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire1 G4 Z* f; ~. q+ l& `5 C7 Y9 @4 z
xAP President Wilkerson
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4 O0 n6 X4 Z% [* l3 PAllied ground losses:9 b; L" o* }3 e& q+ R
105 casualties reported; I1 k6 |7 g( c6 |
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled6 q7 e) W; W9 q1 n3 Q5 p! s- c
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
& d9 m' ]9 n1 w7 a3 x5 [- W" d Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled: J% A7 F7 j7 W1 l- m
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* c. W5 [( {0 b6 GJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ M, X: |8 I3 ^Allied TF begins to get underway* }1 L0 |! r: k7 G9 C
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
+ K; C! ?/ R2 _Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
( v, B" r" d1 h5 E- {1 [Range closes to 18,000 yards.../ Q/ g& M5 i3 q* D6 o) {
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
* }, p; s* E+ V$ Q2 C+ YRange closes to 8,000 yards...# Y7 u8 B8 D$ z+ | ?
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
; O, O2 x; B5 o6 XRange closes to 3,000 yards...2 S6 `0 q2 n' Q9 S/ S) |
Range closes to 1,000 yards...% R. `- C* P6 R
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards ]9 a7 T, ` \$ q
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards* ~0 v$ J7 H$ V. s6 g/ c( c
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
, o7 k$ _- l" ~3 F& m' y# ?) HCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
9 t, C/ b/ W! ECL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards- Y& z7 v% Z* I" x7 s9 h
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
# g4 X! j" x d# PCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
! }! T% S$ w w, K, l. ORange increases to 2,000 yards8 A6 C5 y. H1 X- v3 q* A
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards4 g: \, Z2 ]; L5 u3 h
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards/ z7 b2 L8 Z) Z9 A; W) `
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
, y9 Y2 Q6 h. Y. ^% ^CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards+ K, e. B* E9 _5 p
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards! l- p+ C$ h* Y4 O7 k, B+ f
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards* j6 b* ~" a- {
Range increases to 4,000 yards
6 A. b* G! C7 FCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
8 g* s n# S' ~" y5 u8 PCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
% ~% Z' {; O, e5 K8 OCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards6 P5 U; V) S" u' F4 k+ u& h# a
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
% I( E6 Y$ w# J9 B oCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards7 ]; _ }; [# B1 v& H5 P; {; f
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
+ G2 j# f& t( V7 WCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
# m0 i2 |4 ~. ?, ~/ aAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
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, p5 h! z3 c; d3 G- _第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。( ]/ @0 K+ d3 S/ j* i1 l' o [
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1341 Y- f& p. l7 ]& i! f4 Z/ ]* U0 d* f
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
. n+ q' Q2 e" k% B; t! ?Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
! x% Y; O5 V) ]; m' l( t SBD-3 Dauntless x 82/ Z4 Y4 ^, ^7 t% m8 b
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses0 ~1 l1 }# S1 `$ J- D0 O o
" W& v; {2 ?* j, v8 n3 V& ?$ zAllied aircraft losses4 ?( O+ H* D! t1 @9 k. i0 z
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged9 T- @9 Q3 V7 I" b l
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged" Y, @' b( k% e* k) H
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Japanese Ships
. c/ w+ q$ E$ J! M CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 g* h/ Y, F7 A) q' M
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
M! T+ G& n$ c s4 J CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
& L9 J# U+ \0 J: a& z) B M CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk; m2 o& M0 Q( ]7 w% C1 h# Y8 g% g) D
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