8月9号
1 w, R9 \/ L# z9 e0 n+ v$ d第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
) G/ _7 g ]% X6 Z7 M' S, Q4 @Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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1 ]4 b" l7 Y: ?* {7 cAllied aircraft
% R3 ]% X1 f- o |, ^7 ] no flights" A7 L2 i8 B! m$ @
2 `% Q$ U" C2 GAllied aircraft losses& _3 O3 h+ _8 |" {4 p3 S
No Allied losses9 g' d8 E% ^% j7 _6 R
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Japanese Ships
5 H2 k0 N; p* D6 @ k CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
$ g9 B5 [; c) e) K; ?: C CA Aoba7 `" s7 `* M s5 \$ m% p
CA Kinugasa/ e0 y: _0 E* J1 z, \2 [
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4+ i; Q+ u2 a$ p4 g5 Q
CA Kako% y3 c/ H) A7 i3 d
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
8 t4 C5 l" u+ h) b CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
9 ]$ v% Q- X' [7 t0 c4 \9 t3 W" d) h CL Yubari
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/ ]2 l6 Z' V/ V! DAllied Ships2 S3 F0 r$ j+ S4 {5 ~
CA Salt Lake City" u T4 P5 p L2 |& o+ b( B
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk7 a9 m9 ^5 J/ ^
DD Grayson- n1 R6 M/ | j5 U
DD Monssen3 G* v& L m2 |; U+ a( y5 H
DD Aaron Ward6 J0 \/ B; D3 o' m/ S! d
DD Laffey* j' z6 h! [6 U. P5 X( A
DD Farenholt
0 _7 ~+ |: W* V: z DD Maury$ o! B( z+ B: i8 Q! E4 J. F
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 b# `) w# A1 x* a DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire9 m$ Y! y" P4 ?& G( u8 H1 P
DD Stack9 ^! w4 W9 L8 ~+ b/ X( U
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
) y) `6 S6 \$ ?/ ?$ H6 P DD Balch, j: y b6 p) l, p7 h# l7 N
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' u- I& N7 A& \2 a5 cReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight6 f' g: @% ?9 A, L2 |
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards# |/ t F, ]. p! O. F( N2 j
Range closes to 20,000 yards...& b7 p Q0 |0 w9 a/ S7 o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
% A7 w* h. u9 R- w/ q% l2 uRange closes to 8,000 yards...$ J( [2 f( s& ^6 _4 {
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards2 f6 V5 T) W/ t b
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 o( c2 _3 G; N8 }6 n4 h2 y j& z$ j. {0 ]Range closes to 3,000 yards...
8 d2 D7 @' f/ _* V: k* MRange closes to 1,000 yards... t( r W* h& t4 W5 U- v
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
5 T: N# n! O1 Y7 JCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards8 ?9 S2 w p( f- C+ T7 K. m1 q
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
8 v* y$ g+ f/ SDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards% J9 g7 R" l% i. [
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
, p @* v3 K+ t; cCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
" n" J0 Z" b V; URange increases to 2,000 yards
5 n; E# ]* L& P) ZDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
* N9 V& w& g1 d' ~ @CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards7 H/ [* G: X+ u& w! ^ O# a
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards% U0 r5 x6 h) v1 o* r3 o
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards! [ R0 d* Q) s( ^ B3 l
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards( Z2 [4 m" R+ b$ U
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
, A5 y: F6 W- P- } NDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards1 N: j6 @, v5 V" J* c9 I/ Q
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards4 E% p4 b) Z! b2 M
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
5 X6 y: S& w; ARange increases to 6,000 yards
( r- u$ q2 r" `6 B5 O# @" NDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
/ e0 k& ]8 m c% E" [CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
+ j; Z# r' a I! f7 j2 \CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
5 W& L1 |# ~1 K$ LCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
& Z: }1 E t" f% ?1 ICA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards$ a# v' u0 {+ n- K; E! j& {
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards" [: Q# H- T2 |8 s5 [' R
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
: s8 |3 p9 U8 U2 FCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards, c# _' o1 O2 p4 P5 b
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
, T; [$ |$ ]' |/ P7 ] BCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
" T# D4 B7 b& q1 vTask forces break off...9 w8 |* U$ u; {; w' x8 P8 G) }1 Q3 {) W( s
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9 Y( m* ^- U' I) }Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
6 e$ l, e+ a F" h0 v& S. Y CA Aoba, Shell hits 2; S% ~$ u9 k0 f" u9 x& f1 V/ p3 b" ^
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire" I, _6 c4 R3 Z4 y( g
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1& b- C! H6 R5 m( @7 Q p
CA Kako, Shell hits 1$ ^# e% v4 G, H4 O7 u$ x
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire4 r* n9 }5 ~. K
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
0 a' C0 y' x8 u8 p' l0 g CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire) O6 S( }8 U+ s
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Allied Ships
! w0 h* q8 @3 A8 w! V& l c' v8 E CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire) H: l$ A0 i, r" h& ]) ?$ W: ~, ?
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; x+ s B% o: D; X0 x CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage) B: a0 @$ m- R
DD Mugford
, ^: Q: s! s, y, y/ v DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 20 p% k f B4 J" R
DD Patterson4 q) T; `2 R5 i
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight+ q! l0 v9 U3 d
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
0 [' f) L" b' ~3 Q* JRange closes to 20,000 yards...
/ X1 b8 A7 C4 _2 r4 }% yRange closes to 14,000 yards...
" N/ |6 c' ^- G2 p2 @Range closes to 8,000 yards...
9 r0 y& y4 l5 r& z: O# jRange closes to 4,000 yards...
0 b4 p1 o e( E" r5 CRange closes to 2,000 yards...
0 I: o+ R1 O5 ?: ACONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards8 x4 p4 J/ G" ?3 g; Y# D# {
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
/ l: v6 P0 p# A1 D( BCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'7 J' C' e3 k/ n: d- I. z* Q
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards! }' E" T: `: e# e6 N' @9 U
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards' T5 g4 K) b9 m1 S9 u/ g" N% W
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards4 Z2 N4 c5 p' I# s5 q! N# B( z* k
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
- Q( {' B: B' m1 Y2 }% P9 K+ HDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
, D# x, I3 L9 W* K. PCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
5 @4 H3 j4 z. l+ NCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards* X, [% R* U3 L2 n( p
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards, V; s/ r) J) H, f4 A
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
3 p4 b' `3 q: q4 LCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
! @( @& v8 p U3 XCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards/ }0 A* p/ n& M' m ?- `
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
4 m& G8 C+ n1 t: C# J3 _$ |: LCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards+ V9 x' N3 q: L, {+ d
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards7 Z9 V1 ]5 b, m# f* [
Range increases to 5,000 yards- [+ \# E7 l; D! X; r6 g
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
* J( n* d% w, _3 l, Q8 }; cCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
) R$ M! Q. a5 l9 Z2 t$ {3 Q( KCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
, a M" A$ h/ e$ _. T# r. }CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
& _8 A, Q9 |$ _CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
# O$ c5 c* ^2 @, f5 H& O# iDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
; T7 ]. p4 v4 v" _CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# o0 @$ e' e z7 `' a {
Range increases to 8,000 yards
1 e1 f% s" [' K% YCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards) f/ b" O6 l' R5 F( |* S
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards, P6 o- K5 \! {3 E# u* p+ R
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards% j" {- q5 j9 d5 B5 k
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards% y- n' T N0 N
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
6 y8 Y+ W( W& M: S) i. oCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
* j" c4 ~. T0 O# G: l0 }Range increases to 9,000 yards( ], A% ~ p' m& ~3 K+ S" f" F
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards$ Q$ Y1 _& K: {4 D
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards; }) ?: X i! j: j) b
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
- C. s1 s0 M1 W% _. m' tCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards% ]9 b1 C7 I I% b
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards& l) T% R& `' Z5 m3 O$ w
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards/ A& p% C$ V7 }* V, u9 z8 c2 T: Y
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards/ w! N/ W0 i+ j2 q2 b# q. R( B
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
( X8 L. @+ R3 Z/ nTask forces break off...
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3 r7 Y1 j$ O1 Q% Y/ c oNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards. c S3 L7 k6 l" F! F4 M+ r" u/ \
, Y' ^9 a& Y! M! ]% l! T3 }# kJapanese Ships
: M+ l7 x& W$ s5 K9 q* C3 T" @1 A CA Aoba2 z0 k; _; H4 i
CA Kinugasa
2 E0 q$ s$ I5 ~* W7 _7 D CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
3 |" j+ ?4 I8 X, N2 ]& h" J CA Kako, Shell hits 16 [) b) Y: }- `+ O5 E
CL Tenryu) c. \' z6 F$ o ^( g+ Q( i
CL Tatsuta6 x2 J- w# ^+ ~: ?' N
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
5 C1 q* ?, I2 g DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
( G3 a" P# Q+ g6 S) V9 Z0 m6 w DD Balch
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2 x% E. ]! F x h; O- ~0 m1 M& ?Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
" ~- a" a7 E' D* mMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards$ h: I. A8 m0 B) W s& D* t s$ P
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: @$ f4 ], y: h S2 u
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 }2 @) W) c [8 y$ @Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 P, V7 a- \ T" |# ~" ?' z
Range closes to 18,000 yards..., z3 U t- z# U
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
3 Q, n3 W' j' u3 {5 cRange closes to 14,000 yards...+ f4 q$ m, l$ B& Q" ~1 {3 w4 t
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
) g) E& f; h9 t. hRange closes to 11,000 yards...& |% X7 J" U1 Y% J) ?+ Y/ v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
+ d- [3 E5 F' c: K+ `! ^Range closes to 9,000 yards..." J' I) v4 p( c& Y: g4 k, I
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# O7 M: R3 _5 _- L2 n ?2 o2 l$ X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards1 H9 E" s$ X9 H
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ S7 l3 I! Q$ T8 J: z: h2 q9 i% V! ZRange closes to 6,000 yards.../ ]. i- x" F) P" Y) }' k2 G4 k
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards: j& h( t/ p9 z: {% p8 y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
n4 w( G; c2 e" R& }( G% k0 }! ?Range increases to 7,000 yards' v( c; `. E) L) W/ A
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards' x. J0 B+ V, i4 r# v, Y( p6 H: T
Range closes to 6,000 yards
, t: Y2 Q& b8 }0 r0 ACA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards* _/ F8 K) h; i/ t8 d( x9 L7 g
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
% n6 i9 p8 _' n; x4 V6 _8 c" dCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
4 j/ [0 n t& I2 a: t+ BDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
* ^1 z& w. }# QRange closes to 4,000 yards
j% I) }1 C- F0 Z; uCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
$ h$ `; f* G3 \' Z8 l' l2 S3 z# WRange increases to 7,000 yards
4 N5 j" m! m* \! `5 \; u1 ECA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
5 h; S* z* i5 Z1 ~9 r$ F- qRange increases to 11,000 yards
1 D# k p, b/ b/ K/ bCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards: |# V1 h2 {, w# Z- A
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape' d* E" t7 t2 f+ w: n2 l
Task forces break off...- m3 C1 P9 O/ V+ q: f: y
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0 }" z7 r/ G H6 F" Q5 M, |Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards5 a& m4 V7 Y0 U) a C
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Japanese Ships8 {* P! t* Q7 _4 m: j7 ~
CA Aoba
4 s% n- n' P& q" P5 J CA Kinugasa
0 {5 C: l3 K& P5 u$ x. f CA Furutaka) Q& A3 x, G) u+ S3 E
CA Kako, Shell hits 12 z; ]/ a p& [
CL Tenryu7 H, D! \. v& |' k% x/ s2 t% z8 d
CL Tatsuta
7 K. z7 V* b/ r CL Yubari- j; ]! f. ?4 o: t7 x( y
6 S+ Y/ b6 X8 ~/ V) S; ?* V- \# HAllied Ships
; M3 d5 h' o! {% l( \: U6 Y DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire. j0 U" I5 F7 J/ D. {0 \9 C- s- ? P
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight3 }6 I& k4 f% \* y7 T1 \6 i
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
% c8 Q3 g/ b. z! j9 QRange closes to 24,000 yards...5 V1 F5 E7 f$ {6 d! v5 @; N: r& O7 X
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards" `; D- j; p' j5 d5 W- c
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
) ` _. G7 L5 u5 g3 a+ a. kRange closes to 20,000 yards...
0 p; b5 a2 J. H: i0 v! k& ] C. \* MRange closes to 18,000 yards...
- P8 n. Q v0 CRange closes to 16,000 yards...0 T% {6 ~( V6 ]5 d3 ~
Range closes to 14,000 yards...2 H6 k% d) W3 g5 `
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
. i3 a" \+ @" o% Z/ kRange closes to 11,000 yards...
8 V/ Q, N" _& yRange closes to 10,000 yards...- O; p, |* ~* a0 X
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
! j# g1 Z+ a. y6 JRange closes to 8,000 yards..., _% f1 q0 `$ t. Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
* J; i3 A. X/ L2 P4 A/ DRange closes to 6,000 yards...5 d( I8 A# v: ]- O/ _; H* C
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
8 f: \9 P7 |" J, BRange closes to 4,000 yards...$ I7 c: M0 k4 W5 n' d- i: ]8 R
Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 @0 A+ X; f+ W( [2 m* I8 b
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
5 Z* V* o: g( X% y' [CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards9 ]* ?6 m! e' X1 Q- o
Range increases to 4,000 yards
- g1 h: N. V- s; k/ SCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards S- v, @1 d; W" l% d0 K; }6 Q9 H
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards2 Y, R. V7 H0 I+ V; W/ x2 Z3 f% k6 _. p
Range increases to 5,000 yards
5 r" `9 J7 ]4 i5 Q7 dCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
% m. b1 Y5 R* e6 \- M5 nRange increases to 9,000 yards' f0 l" k/ N- x9 p. t* A7 C/ B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
1 _6 n, `" u$ F9 T% }" d4 ]0 `Allied Task Force Manages to Escape9 E G* [1 u& F$ _
Task forces break off..., y) {3 z7 y' f! R2 B
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- V+ I5 q1 \- b) t4 \) s
+ S% m2 ]9 v" `6 ]. ~# a' w8 o( OJapanese Ships U& C& k$ h7 _$ u; h( x$ a# O
CA Aoba
7 i' Z5 |4 R0 X/ K8 ^/ @( C CA Kinugasa0 r$ Y2 N8 J3 G1 _1 f
CA Furutaka: a* \2 p4 X5 e. A) V; _5 _
CA Kako5 [( \( \& Y1 \3 k, `. {2 h' o4 M
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire C$ G5 e$ |5 S3 [
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
: J5 R: [. J2 m8 [, u CL Yubari
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. `# `2 i; p3 [! z+ C7 k" xAllied Ships
* p: A" o3 j# F% Z/ l# Q/ q" S# | APD Colhoun
! Z1 w, I6 O8 q& ^: @3 H APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
) m( B6 z; U4 k2 {5 i DMS Southard, Shell hits 1( \% f) t) [2 L
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage) R' `: L8 a0 a2 n# I" `
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
% S* u9 _0 `3 g8 K+ A AP Harris
, ^5 v a- a! W; q+ C" g AP Zeilin' w7 F( I+ P1 \1 n/ C4 R
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
" x; t, L5 s4 t/ l! J2 Y, N# T AP Heywood4 p+ m6 L* C; c$ o
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
( V' v+ S4 R% ^$ h; K: `2 E AP President Bowen
/ h: n" q: u, B) D# c3 r AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
. n- ?% B% }, K y8 { xAP President Wilkerson* {% L8 a* B$ J
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5 {5 ]1 i+ N* u* Y6 PAllied ground losses:
4 n2 Q. n; K9 W! k 105 casualties reported/ G7 H# u5 z* L" e+ b& r/ V2 y3 Y
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
3 _- @- I! w5 F- F& W1 X/ E Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled9 q9 h5 Q! l; U/ P7 R( e' u8 X& {, [3 T
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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3 |+ _: i. q- FJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
' W0 {+ y" {* r% k+ P$ v0 ~3 i$ F4 u% zAllied TF begins to get underway
+ Q2 x; w( `" ^' B2 P# e) G3 m/ }8 v0 \Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
& B m9 H" G' e- o/ L9 |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
3 x$ L# Q9 O# ~9 mRange closes to 18,000 yards...; G! `& t" v" U6 }
Range closes to 13,000 yards..., ^3 t. u, u& ~, F6 a$ Y! {' a) B
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& _9 Y' B* e5 @" M7 J; u. g& zRange closes to 5,000 yards...
# \9 C( _$ J+ B2 ~ c6 {Range closes to 3,000 yards...
! v; b) G# s9 l9 ^; ]) O6 vRange closes to 1,000 yards...
* @( q8 i+ L7 u( RCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
6 f7 N& I) R( P2 CCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards9 S) v" z- W) l# Q, }7 F
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
3 ]) t* |$ [$ |6 o* {0 tCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
6 @ W9 H: N, i' g8 A) U, sCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
9 c$ a! @4 S) H1 n$ cCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
+ M% j' z6 ?- n! O5 S" {CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
7 j) u; d+ u e: W# NRange increases to 2,000 yards+ p0 i% S5 L5 w" X2 ]- I5 y/ a7 e
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
; n2 M% ~+ Q" g% ?* k) A& r, R- lCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards }% Z8 d/ P0 g9 H
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
" q* Q, C4 f0 n6 LCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
: g* r5 r; X0 F: o eCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
% Q: s4 h6 p. i' N2 E5 oCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards* w! z, d' H: a: c$ P
Range increases to 4,000 yards
3 g: K) K0 z* }. p wCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
' i- |/ x* a9 ~- J8 }CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
% L F5 j% l0 }CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 a0 z+ ]9 n. H: Z$ x4 I W6 L0 ?
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
9 |( S8 V& W7 C2 X0 ^! M9 {CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
k7 n+ k) k* Y! c3 E( ?CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards* `1 W+ r' b! ?1 w5 ~4 C' v
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards4 y, p/ }+ i, ]# K
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape+ N1 o% e1 z6 l) q1 G
Task forces break off... D2 P4 N9 }; a0 Y
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第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。- N& Q# Q, ]- G2 k
万恶的58！！！
/ x) f* J* k% }) Z% RAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky7 P) x$ O" i' g- p7 q" }
& Q. j2 s$ b4 ~6 v# w; V# e; ^Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.4 K6 C- V4 d( B1 R, h, X, `
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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; S8 `4 z3 ]& Z3 z' PJapanese aircraft' Q* {6 [, c. T
no flights0 B; G" P2 |: o# t5 `$ W+ P
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
9 N, G1 ?0 q- m ^7 C! D SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
, e" D% d% N' ~" ]4 i0 f- G TBF-1 Avenger x 39( _- J( M# U7 ?- w
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Japanese aircraft losses/ M; J) o! T9 |% d! S1 Y
No Japanese losses7 q. x. s0 `. g9 e8 e4 U
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Allied aircraft losses
7 S3 m/ c5 G" K* \1 n SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
3 Z1 C f# V- j& q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
; m( D. u2 y6 o: c" U! G4 C CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire1 Y ~8 d3 m( Y+ K4 D& b# P& |
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk" l4 D6 y/ w/ r( n. r
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage# {" R/ Y$ T% m0 Q6 C4 W2 ~& s$ 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。
