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No Allied losses & i5 b* [0 X4 T1 o * i5 P8 k+ M7 x% `; CJapanese Ships * s! \2 G5 c' Q CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire 6 G) J/ E6 ] O0 g3 e6 X: g CA Aoba ; u2 k9 \/ P' M CA Kinugasa . W$ `4 |# w- w7 x7 W$ E CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4+ P/ I7 H0 m ?
CA Kako8 N$ c9 B+ z0 B
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 12 ~# ?( L' Y& X5 l
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6 0 H U% ]0 R `5 |5 B$ O1 [ CL Yubari% D! r1 U7 k. O- \/ l. p
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CA Salt Lake City 6 Y7 a; o/ d( Y2 }( T' ] CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk9 X3 A) T# K+ e, J' B
DD Grayson ! J9 l3 P l. B DD Monssen % {3 T! D4 O. r) t" e DD Aaron Ward2 {/ b* r- Q3 @2 p5 { J0 V) |
DD Laffey4 ?# B' B. H8 f* t6 G3 y
DD Farenholt - G. Y6 r7 P2 K, D4 R DD Maury : R2 t- p3 F' Y4 [/ n' |* ^6 Q6 J DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage& T& x3 e5 T: ^* R- T* _& @. O
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire 6 t( _1 F7 n( ?! I DD Stack1 C6 h/ Y( [ H/ |8 V
DD Sterett, Shell hits 12 z$ X0 _' R4 A. o/ k$ \( b9 n
DD Balch3 M, b/ w5 [6 L6 d! g
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight + Y+ s( n) W, Z' ^6 |% }! |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards3 o1 t4 r) O6 O8 O6 v; m
Range closes to 20,000 yards... 0 f5 b$ }, t( n; j% Z# mRange closes to 14,000 yards...0 {0 n% x: B. j# ~2 b: H y. U
Range closes to 8,000 yards... 9 D3 ^! }0 j' N, a' |7 R$ `CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards, z6 w" n" r6 ]2 S* K* O9 m. C
Range closes to 5,000 yards..." C# R% S' i' Z: z/ o p5 R
Range closes to 3,000 yards... 8 `# Y4 \9 ~ r6 S6 k8 }, [$ nRange closes to 1,000 yards...# R" h7 A- a- A: U# T$ Y2 m; m% |
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'* A$ v- b4 i2 Z
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards, D7 B$ g7 \# R$ s/ O
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards+ ?+ Z3 t/ \2 m9 t2 n( w; k
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards4 W1 G( k+ H( V
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards2 o* a1 Z' q' x" _% B
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards , Y6 G( ]) F9 O* {1 H9 oRange increases to 2,000 yards& O: l2 I1 a- r- B% T
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards( J" q4 S9 H9 \4 y
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards% b4 }. T/ [1 Y! K+ G- i/ O
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards ( f3 B6 p8 o+ \4 C b' YCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards6 l+ l& @# y% B6 B! v, i
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards- ^" S' @9 H3 G" T2 k7 r
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards * G9 [2 H1 f$ J D9 aDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards ( \4 u) z( \: _) F4 n( \CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards# ~& z# ]5 ~# v& R2 X1 J# l0 C$ F' J
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards ' `3 }/ t( J5 x2 O1 O2 fRange increases to 6,000 yards 4 U5 p5 v$ B5 J" t, t0 S# W2 e) KDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 # s/ }( o- `4 @) g. D% fCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards5 s. q3 f: O6 D3 X! M/ |
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards8 f. E! n: C9 ~1 t- b9 \1 h
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards7 V& V9 R" ^3 g
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards% y: s2 P) ?6 b8 }. C
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards. O1 x9 Y6 a7 Z( T. Q9 H$ C0 C
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards ( ^& P) B- l. i' v' ICL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards 6 s( m2 W, V% m. v# U& B6 W _CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards 5 C/ ^6 L2 F8 }3 O1 aCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards ( v& H; x" Q3 \) B8 F5 b7 e" ?Task forces break off...# ?7 d, v- j, [, Q( I0 c) C9 A5 T, X
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards 3 q; k' F; G- K4 ? ' x, Y& ], V& B; O& B. n8 VJapanese Ships 2 g# {# h; N ]7 R CA Aoba, Shell hits 2 9 ]3 z7 s) ?8 v9 h$ p4 m) p! S6 o CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire 6 q$ }$ e& u9 K4 w: f4 v CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1, j) G& y# M. k0 T/ N" h6 j& o
CA Kako, Shell hits 10 x* k5 E6 m) o" @" G9 k! b9 L u
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire* p8 f$ V6 ^% j: x) \
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire8 R, E5 l% e) | F5 X* P
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire ( M, v/ I' J' \7 x# C * D+ w3 J: s7 X' WAllied Ships3 D* b7 E2 b3 i' e9 D$ {' H: ?
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire* a1 I3 j* U: b/ K' i
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage $ ?1 G' H, u' q5 ^; | CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage 1 a6 I" W: ]7 W, F DD Mugford- }0 q$ Q# `( t; E% T. R
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2" w- o+ _% v2 r: V7 P; C
DD Patterson7 _0 F' T1 v+ R8 {
DD Jarvis6 e0 z# z! T* k! H2 e
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4 u$ R) x* i2 _& Q. p; C % Y; w ], |+ Z# T' u" wReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight K4 K/ J5 L1 W9 ]
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards3 p8 x, H! f, T1 { f; l
Range closes to 20,000 yards... 0 }$ h. M; k# mRange closes to 14,000 yards...' H, g/ X5 ]7 L0 B2 z- Y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...8 K, x6 q, B0 R2 V2 ?
Range closes to 4,000 yards... # i' J: u; g' d0 kRange closes to 2,000 yards... ) D+ G8 V$ o( nCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards 9 c' d' u# d/ p' n3 i7 h$ S UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards9 m& W$ h% [* u$ n# D$ `
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T' - q |, C! p& Y( X. H9 _! l( ^CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards # C- C: {" @* q2 v! g( ECA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards 0 M4 Q0 c: X3 Q0 e( a. `CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards% f; O6 w- N8 e6 v9 J4 n; b
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards% l( i- R% J1 J/ }: W* w, v
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards0 D6 A9 A+ O( m! c8 P6 J/ v
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards( A+ `' B) b' Y- K& y
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards 7 p$ ?5 O2 e0 \5 p/ s9 s' `, MCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards 1 i& P! f7 b/ U6 h7 u9 I! dCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards+ R3 S% d1 U3 j
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards + ~) u4 }0 f- FCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards " a( q2 K) K+ F/ b" J) NCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards & `) B" F, P4 a& A5 p: f+ i1 YCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards6 Y' E4 p2 V3 k4 K
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards, D# y. k' R1 V* j4 |; A; ]2 C
Range increases to 5,000 yards3 t6 F" I+ T% |+ T _
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards2 d. R7 l/ }4 ^, o7 m
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# W7 M. X- G m% M8 b$ r# u4 Y
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards1 ?" B. J5 h& o
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards5 D/ I L) j$ A/ I4 O3 |* _
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards 6 T) N8 T) A3 z6 p, dDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards1 s4 I9 a( K- L8 K, D. D( [
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards4 o a y6 Y3 v5 j4 w
Range increases to 8,000 yards' p) G/ Z( ]6 Z' w1 D- S) V
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards 1 o) E, Z( A. Q7 q% `CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards 6 d6 G" i) }! z2 E1 u! X6 I3 g+ jCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards% b" J; L7 F7 S( C2 T" J
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards) T1 L4 l$ m6 ^: |+ e4 r
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards ' J) U5 Q: u' \* o1 VCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards 4 u) D$ E# |3 }! |# P4 lRange increases to 9,000 yards ( z: `, s/ c1 i( U oCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards' V8 x, S. N s- Z
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards, @9 O* e1 T1 ^" u7 i) n- l
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards- l/ B* ^; z# {* G) X, I
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards 6 H& @5 {; b8 fCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards! E8 p) x2 p2 Y
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards, K8 U. ]" Y7 U* A' f
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards # t: U; B- Y' e3 VCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage; m; Y% ], i7 y/ t/ J" ~6 _/ _
Task forces break off... : I. L# v4 o8 t: Z# A7 Z3 G3 I2 [ " [5 y1 R! h) Y6 `% m4 s
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards% n! F! I( `# Y7 u6 K( [# f
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Japanese Ships # R5 }; H8 N5 J% v& h9 y) F& C7 ~ CA Aoba9 v) ~4 g6 q) ?. }. q0 a: B% Y' s
CA Kinugasa u) [4 d, o1 B
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2" T# a+ g! d9 c0 z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 2 D t) ?& P. V2 K CL Tenryu2 | S, V3 s8 \% \. X# _/ y
CL Tatsuta : l9 u# W7 X1 i CL Yubari * |6 Z" [( q, T' z9 C 3 s( i" |9 K- M6 q. |0 B. SAllied Ships 9 F$ X( }3 _. J' `9 P& l8 F1 z DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk # N, Y4 E$ _) D$ Y/ ] DD Balch0 T6 d& y8 ~7 y
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight" K1 U/ O9 E$ C i
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards / N3 m# u* l& y, X# f* ^Range closes to 24,000 yards...8 R& a) D2 L# n, J5 X$ h
Range closes to 22,000 yards... 5 n4 s4 b7 d8 Y) _2 N4 KRange closes to 20,000 yards... # @" n( [9 c' l' ^" VRange closes to 18,000 yards...0 J4 F( T. z0 h: j- p) m$ E( j
Range closes to 16,000 yards...& |+ z" J X2 M7 r- v; z
Range closes to 14,000 yards... ) z# H" h* ]- u! w. i- @, W: v4 sRange closes to 12,000 yards...' ?7 O8 C/ l2 \: ^ c
Range closes to 11,000 yards...: D4 M* E3 d, ^5 Z- V8 `
Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 o8 [% D9 }/ E& S
Range closes to 9,000 yards...* h" b6 F, ?) c: o
Range closes to 8,000 yards...5 @ V1 ?3 s; s- [0 d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards , [3 ?5 L E3 X9 xRange closes to 7,000 yards... 1 |5 c r; L% R! G/ B4 N# \Range closes to 6,000 yards...* y8 W& \6 o Q& W2 d* a( y
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards - w8 H; J2 C0 [# k5 P8 fCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards 5 D/ |0 E: Q+ O( |# v9 M- X3 IRange increases to 7,000 yards 7 T# @7 O5 u' g- i" _DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards$ i* n. e1 t! |+ ^4 y
Range closes to 6,000 yards% I3 ?9 _5 v8 S. Q: |' V8 g! o4 n: `
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards ; B4 X0 {1 _+ ^+ g/ ^. p) PCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards ! X) f0 |' _; C: G* Z4 OCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards$ F1 K) w7 l+ E! P( o2 Z
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards ; n M) A2 b! Q7 M( r! PRange closes to 4,000 yards$ j, O& ~; Q `: [$ Y% ]6 E
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards , X B) o! M6 a9 q( |) pRange increases to 7,000 yards! E2 ?( U H3 B0 b- Z
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards$ j5 k$ p3 n; U$ `4 g% C0 F
Range increases to 11,000 yards: t: q/ |* C! Y: L/ ^$ h
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards 4 N6 {: H8 X/ {; `* S/ c) SAllied Task Force Manages to Escape, [, ?4 A; F5 A* j, X+ Q
Task forces break off...' i) `7 [: s( e- O
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( W4 f% k/ K% zNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards 5 o" Z- J& e2 H" g" W 6 ]8 ?" d5 l; [/ H9 k7 kJapanese Ships 3 H' I. o# `9 j+ H9 z% r CA Aoba & g7 x: O, P: [2 I0 q: K. h CA Kinugasa : F4 J( b, s' j9 {1 h' A CA Furutaka4 S/ J1 \6 e! V7 x3 C
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 : ?: O& \3 f' L; s3 _& ^ CL Tenryu; r! Q4 ^% K, I8 ?" |/ {
CL Tatsuta8 F5 ]6 @$ ?4 j7 Z
CL Yubari- w2 }' h6 f& \. R9 c
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Allied Ships - R$ ^2 G1 D+ D- t DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire ( D* H" U! Y. D( E5 K4 ] 2 E, U- x) R/ J9 v& s Y N7 ^& v, l. X; `
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight. k# Y r# l. o" }
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards ; j5 l# u" z9 X: BRange closes to 24,000 yards... . O5 }6 F8 P' c; U! GCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards , J- e: s8 e! p) yRange closes to 22,000 yards...8 t- l! ^. G, k4 w% Q" K2 a2 |+ y
Range closes to 20,000 yards... ) U1 _! k7 E9 A ~5 I% S2 f- HRange closes to 18,000 yards...& R `* I8 t' P4 ~: j1 n/ T
Range closes to 16,000 yards... 6 s& d& j& m& S6 F! [, fRange closes to 14,000 yards...5 V/ U' q; Q$ ]# ^$ f
Range closes to 12,000 yards...4 g/ g6 _% {, P- i: Z9 w! ]3 l
Range closes to 11,000 yards... 4 z' r5 r* B5 d% a6 g3 pRange closes to 10,000 yards... * S0 J. X+ m# i0 e( y3 GRange closes to 9,000 yards... 9 k: g3 ^2 k' _Range closes to 8,000 yards...* x6 F# i/ }* {$ K" W% K
Range closes to 7,000 yards... 4 r1 ?8 v" I- ], `" G+ m) DRange closes to 6,000 yards... . @+ E1 w( I* ~4 }# }Range closes to 5,000 yards... : E: R% X7 h: E5 {) O: I3 WRange closes to 4,000 yards...3 E5 L! G) Q4 d( K* e
Range closes to 3,000 yards... # b4 g& e8 o2 k: X FCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards) t4 l% X; Y+ n+ _6 T, P9 g/ @9 t
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards 1 l% x; E, m4 t) m4 IRange increases to 4,000 yards ( e& ^. n) @: o* r2 X8 QCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards ( P6 ?; S, A1 l+ p3 X7 y6 Y2 sCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards # o; M! q: v }Range increases to 5,000 yards$ p2 W6 L! F, A" h
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards : c. w: E [* A( a6 URange increases to 9,000 yards8 v9 r0 P% H3 ]- L8 L1 o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards , N7 _, i8 q) `" ?# x- VAllied Task Force Manages to Escape 0 m1 R$ T# H! d1 ^! N) ZTask forces break off... / ~ I4 {9 ^ v, I7 [% B p" ?* R( {3 j% j
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-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ( |: R) X/ [7 G1 W# `% Z4 O2 wNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards ' B( h- t& V6 K, J \8 L& [; p 4 L* g& b% E0 j9 B _: I
Japanese Ships. N8 k' X9 W) L
CA Aoba " E% h- m7 U* \' A+ \4 N& k& W' ^( w, \ CA Kinugasa * y% E* V; u- h CA Furutaka 9 V1 B! V& b$ f CA Kako8 q# x- l P4 ~" ~, |( p- _( s: m9 {
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire8 P6 Q3 F5 `$ s! g5 y) N
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire' `) x3 f2 n; L0 B
CL Yubari# V" O$ {% n- I% s2 R- I. Y
" V1 F% ?; b# O# bAllied Ships ) f6 W6 Q; Y h APD Colhoun# i/ N9 R3 l, i* r: o
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire ; K1 ]! f7 O9 _: Z& Z1 H. B2 S/ W DMS Southard, Shell hits 1- v1 l1 t3 n0 ?6 d' `- G
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 K" U, a: m4 w0 K5 ` Z0 @+ ?
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires) y) ^; P, F! f2 Q5 S5 C+ n1 n% G: a
AP Harris- O$ d, j9 F: B. J3 B+ i
AP Zeilin + ^: `: {3 ?. S' }- G AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage : r! g4 t2 Y2 _* I4 W AP Heywood & H% `% Z# k4 X4 c; w AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire + }% z4 L5 t9 P6 @8 C h AP President Bowen/ W2 e5 b1 ?6 B! B" b1 F
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire 2 m" |/ x3 i, @' Q. ? xAP President Wilkerson3 p8 R3 L! a( `2 p% {* P
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Allied ground losses: ; l! C" P. @ M" f' T0 ~! v 105 casualties reported ! v* i7 }+ M8 z, y: S R1 j ? Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled $ c. S# N% [8 y, W! G Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled8 ?9 D: h( \+ a3 r9 C I
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled & m1 n5 t5 I7 R " ~2 S$ z% X; v, \: w- F ~
6 `9 l+ x) q$ `Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching! " E. o4 Y: G3 EAllied TF begins to get underway- h D& R0 J K: d
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight8 V1 [4 S A+ B: ?
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards C' X H# z4 xRange closes to 18,000 yards...6 H2 ]5 @7 \8 N; X- r1 t1 s9 C
Range closes to 13,000 yards... ) B/ E& l' B/ p q5 JRange closes to 8,000 yards...0 P8 p8 v# l$ K) V4 N: D8 t
Range closes to 5,000 yards...4 R+ \8 Z# e' F2 a+ n0 F: Y8 r
Range closes to 3,000 yards...3 z/ I4 R2 N. T; h4 _7 ?8 q% M4 U
Range closes to 1,000 yards... 8 {% s+ M, N- ~9 X8 ^1 `& iCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards' C& [) \, @2 d) t( K4 I+ R
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards / R: b" R% n' d3 y5 [CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards" F9 Z I1 e/ J
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards, c! @. h5 C8 U J
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards: l/ R4 o/ M' p0 l# p, l' a
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards5 W9 Q3 G6 v2 }
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards/ V% l, y" K" K; J% w# f' q
Range increases to 2,000 yards 5 R: r: O' ?8 p) M( ]; eCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards1 L# B' @# V: g1 c8 B: _2 _
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards % C h/ I3 b: E. b8 h' s* G- m/ D' L3 tCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards( @) s- [# { j: S* \
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards" w2 f) a9 s2 c- `2 r( c: i$ l
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards& o" s8 A. ~( {1 ~& q
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards ! \. R- g2 e0 T7 E5 c( R; y% T# @Range increases to 4,000 yards . b4 |6 ?4 h0 E5 C$ \) dCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards : H' F. }$ Z& o! R6 S( KCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards2 p, L4 K' o8 W- [) m6 N, m
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards 9 s+ T9 n/ c8 Y A0 ICA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards 7 h# C) C* k# L/ eCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 M# M0 G5 i) `7 R. `/ f; W
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards B# e9 \+ U/ C
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards$ w7 k" r9 Y; f" ?! H5 V! I Z
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape: _5 @6 _3 H: Y
Task forces break off... ) T: j1 R) P% J* ~# d! T/ y --------------------------------------------- \) F( _ `( ]+ Q! r1 n3 n第2天早上，受创的1ca1cl被58击沉，另有1ca1cl重创。8 @$ a' z2 ] }3 y7 `8 A$ J4 }
万恶的58！！！ $ W. g9 t8 q3 F0 IAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1340 A \0 u0 [& E" c
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Weather in hex: Clear sky8 q# {+ |* ? [6 p' a8 L5 _% A
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet. ) }3 F/ H" M9 V4 D% H/ |Estimated time to target is 12 minutes" s0 z7 T# ~& w
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Japanese aircraft ' \1 o* s6 n7 t( S" c4 d no flights 0 n* D8 u" v3 s0 Z7 J, G+ M$ R( [# [ * K/ m7 u, t1 l) c ' q& E7 K* B* {8 @Allied aircraft3 b- T' E8 L& d3 h h( Y
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8 / H* I# \% w- x8 L) [% h SBD-3 Dauntless x 82 , P' Q4 I' Z# M; v1 `8 x TBF-1 Avenger x 39( V" C7 k0 ~% }2 ~+ ], y: R- A
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Japanese aircraft losses - v- y8 J3 @& L$ | s5 U6 G( QNo Japanese losses % f! I! o+ i9 d ( ^9 j" ?0 b$ j6 G- J! @
Allied aircraft losses ' b+ a1 Q' y9 x0 D/ S# h SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged; K% {) F, l% m6 B# B% W8 p6 b
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged 4 O) }" p+ E4 w$ w* K/ k v $ A# H! h) g" p7 f0 }: {
Japanese Ships% J' s6 f- P. w$ B
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire $ i# `+ q7 _( \* F; a. A! q CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk , s8 ?3 Y3 O* t2 \8 i CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage( y% `" |2 B9 J$ g. k, M% u: Z
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage，and is sunk3 Y. I `2 {/ f9 K# h8 ?
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-------------亏了作者: 小手冰凉凉 时间: 2010-4-21 12:16
兽兽桑。。。在3BB+3CV出来后突击PM或米龙湾吧，瓜岛丢那随它去。
