8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards3 Y m f! J5 R, R/ C2 G( ~
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Allied aircraft
4 `- W9 _/ N2 ~1 k2 K+ |* q no flights: Q$ J+ I9 G% S
( g$ e3 }* N7 O/ z# B; Y9 T( \Allied aircraft losses
5 U% {/ b# w. t5 W, e2 P6 qNo Allied losses+ m; z& i4 B+ }& X4 C
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Japanese Ships0 x4 p q: J5 K$ F
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire6 g4 g/ }$ l5 q) |# X
CA Aoba) F/ M) h# }! r
CA Kinugasa
5 ~6 z5 v6 g% ?* w& `9 {" D# k CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
5 Y+ y* p/ z4 m7 B' J- L CA Kako0 W/ ^2 `- \" M% l+ S
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1: s7 i9 d6 X" B6 I" g9 X4 D B
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
6 F7 `3 p% a @% `+ Z( `! [: ?. P CL Yubari
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9 n3 u8 D' T+ J; g6 {( R4 rAllied Ships- x0 k n( A8 O2 }' F
CA Salt Lake City0 y! p9 _! F$ \6 s) Q: l; \
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk( h) D/ o# x, X |; S- J( C: i S
DD Grayson% F: [' L9 n' c$ h
DD Monssen5 Y# J: l& s$ W N# J3 o
DD Aaron Ward) l5 T7 r0 f6 o& K) N9 B) f
DD Laffey; o1 `$ @/ t5 C9 Q
DD Farenholt' m% w6 g0 F7 Z" k
DD Maury
% |; ^, S1 g/ {; o) W DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage* L* _& J" h! h4 k% V
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire& J, d7 Q" c4 V9 `' U
DD Stack
2 |7 K# Y( n6 [+ M# n DD Sterett, Shell hits 13 N4 K* M$ S7 ?- R! H
DD Balch6 o Z1 M' c% b+ ^( ^) C7 q3 ?
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, k9 C6 ?; t* n/ }* y9 ]9 zReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight( r) h% i; l% T" h$ ]5 I) [
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
, i1 ^. r( D1 K! t6 NRange closes to 20,000 yards..., M8 Z, U- u( G+ e# o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...3 ?' w( w+ B0 T/ I$ J& J A, |
Range closes to 8,000 yards...$ U+ W5 W# O: r0 k+ f
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; W0 |6 c1 k0 C" T
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... w9 K- `, a2 J0 J7 v) k* l
Range closes to 3,000 yards...* c' i" ?- M" Y3 t% U9 H" x" m$ }1 T
Range closes to 1,000 yards...+ }2 A! Z. K' U+ T( w* E
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
: ?' E& |0 S* C* i! P) y8 K5 v/ hCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
7 d5 h/ W& Q9 `$ I/ ~7 G! lCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
) w- f7 ]; b3 b: yDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
3 @" s7 m+ a6 dCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
' z# x1 a- U" R) O" NCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
" l0 n- L- a5 R, rRange increases to 2,000 yards
! \/ r5 h# i+ E1 ~+ l- b, ?DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
. E& n4 e2 ~3 E9 h" o% XCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards' H1 w5 f0 N% [0 [3 c# i9 Z$ p( K
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
2 z, O' b5 P8 Z9 U% s) nCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
- o+ j% ?- G+ ^DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards& h$ w/ D' y, t; w& [* H: @
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards! j- ]4 E6 C7 o& [$ \5 h% f
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
) W: e: ]' A. Z! A# UCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards- R+ O( }3 M5 q. d! @
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
c6 ^- Z2 i1 |% H2 p6 nRange increases to 6,000 yards$ F/ U7 w; |/ i2 ~0 U, \
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
4 p6 x4 G4 O0 r# J* |5 ^CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
' }& @0 R' H8 P# ]1 i/ nCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards! \$ Y l9 l$ v# _! Z) F! e) b) B/ X
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
0 W3 j: p# L& T% |5 K/ pCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
* A$ @. A1 E, D: j( J" u; uCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
9 M4 B) O) V0 H- S8 I# Z) E' `( sCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
( T1 _" |' g) g* z1 `( oCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards9 O. G7 G! G2 h9 T! g
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards1 f8 @) m$ ~- Y5 O
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards% W6 y1 ]1 ~5 R4 T5 ~
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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1 X4 u8 a$ {8 m- l! y" {- [Japanese Ships4 Y2 S9 O2 C6 ?. C: ~
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
8 P9 v- X/ E+ W0 S# o2 ~ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
1 _$ |$ z4 l9 I) V. p% G; J9 j CA Furutaka, Shell hits 12 j2 |' V1 G( e: W2 _8 d; J
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
+ ]9 p; y6 C! W; S$ T' W5 } CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire2 x- \ Q( i# u- t' _* A/ D
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire7 } _( m2 n' R9 j S! z# [: C* C
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire, l9 g7 v$ G( a/ n1 u0 D: H/ y
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Allied Ships: F& ~3 b7 ]5 ?% V) f, @
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
; i8 X2 `) A |- y2 \/ Z. j* y CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
8 M9 @/ }& }$ d CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage: s0 P2 E, d1 x- R
DD Mugford
1 i# w/ h- W* Y0 F+ N4 P, q DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 22 ?% D# J( r; W! {3 f. E+ z1 F
DD Patterson8 d6 s9 E4 G# }$ r k/ F. c+ {* ]
DD Jarvis- _9 V; Q0 T2 \& R6 o, F" b+ S0 f5 Z
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1 [; v! Z4 d, F8 o, b! r9 VReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight1 U; `0 C7 d/ ^4 f* \5 P( f9 B+ @: \
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
+ L% b3 o) R4 U' V" }Range closes to 20,000 yards...( N$ L1 j% V! y& V# l3 z8 Y4 Z9 m
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
8 J$ v+ v8 i$ I9 h( @Range closes to 8,000 yards...5 a) j# K# {2 _) J/ _ _
Range closes to 4,000 yards...7 a/ A9 B" r" c1 {
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
$ [! f( {$ k0 H8 K' C2 @CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
. }- A6 B. p) @& `" [: vCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards( n" R: g; Y6 m: B
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
5 Z+ \2 p" ^9 c+ SCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
; A4 R2 ~# W- F& J2 w( ~5 kCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
7 l! X4 T. l4 o" I: j- }, tCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards1 Y2 p/ f8 d4 ^9 J z
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
! m$ X$ G, k4 TDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
1 ?2 U2 I* z4 b8 ]! L7 WCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
' s) b; C/ f* [5 d/ UCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
9 T& {% T" o' o, D3 ]CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
1 P2 _1 E) F& `# ZCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
0 I% Q* `- |/ {CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards6 ^, \, v; @1 ^! {
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
/ J% w8 y" Y! VCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards* y8 x; p0 N. P) p. o
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards7 t# b6 [" L( z* r0 H2 v
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards2 d/ F( d2 r" k6 u7 J1 o/ l t. e) U; N
Range increases to 5,000 yards- c3 W Q. Q1 F8 c/ Q6 m
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# c5 u6 H: O" E3 { V
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards; ]' {. @1 u: I. W& e
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards1 C7 u2 s" m7 p$ M
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
/ s, b3 C+ l' |" ~CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards# s. m* ^2 ?2 i( K* L) p
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
) }* v1 d+ t# r3 j5 |7 t' ~CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards/ q g9 Q/ ?+ O- V) ^1 m( ~
Range increases to 8,000 yards
1 [5 l$ ~5 d \6 P/ t( hCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards3 |4 F4 Q/ M% b: C- I# Q8 i' m$ B1 P$ A
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards2 R5 z3 M$ {) k% L
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
* x0 w F5 z" T: l- [CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards5 g9 i% U8 n- d
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards1 I3 D3 Y' V u* M+ N
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards+ C9 Y/ c) `9 c
Range increases to 9,000 yards2 z: l4 Y2 K( l1 n/ D/ m$ F
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards, K; z6 ]7 L1 l) X& x; P
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards0 I2 A1 c, d. y8 M
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
0 W, Z* `6 M* l% H: |$ rCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
, |7 L1 x' Q8 u- X8 o" M2 |7 DCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards$ K4 g( A( ^3 N) C1 f; ~
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
. Q" \" ]/ v. @0 q) ~DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
; v, [2 ~, D1 q: t) @# P5 HCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
& J8 g O9 \3 Y* u! B! gTask forces break off...7 u a5 Q; H: w j* Z$ O2 \8 K* @
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
" ]9 J) T: v5 j3 F9 d2 W4 w CA Aoba8 q( ~% A6 v( U, C: _$ O# j
CA Kinugasa
* O. z7 r2 M! L, a* z CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2& d# @7 m; ^) v, L3 p
CA Kako, Shell hits 1+ o8 R9 x( v+ R' Q& @5 K8 u1 V8 Z
CL Tenryu% M$ p8 X: O2 i b$ L- }/ v0 E
CL Tatsuta
9 U1 m# A. |: x, @ CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
$ Y/ b9 ?6 h5 m4 y O8 s/ a! u% x DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
* c. v5 |4 p0 j, D6 R/ { DD Balch
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~# F$ {& b2 j+ l6 ]" j# \1 @Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
( z1 c7 b2 ?# T! ^2 l" `6 `; g1 |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
% T3 n8 b+ ^5 r0 ?3 x, c* dRange closes to 24,000 yards...
3 M3 v9 g+ Y; VRange closes to 22,000 yards..." I! W" B, X1 _5 L' Y7 K
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
8 Z: k5 {! p; s% q7 n$ X; T7 ~ JRange closes to 18,000 yards...5 w9 J: C: x: G9 W' V
Range closes to 16,000 yards...0 U! Q' K! g4 `4 G M- P
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
4 u8 S4 _, N. U ^7 n' D9 T$ aRange closes to 12,000 yards...0 m9 R4 V5 m& q+ b2 M! u1 I# T/ k: R
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
( V: ]/ ]8 g. q. N% R: ARange closes to 10,000 yards...- [& j( x% ^0 K% _" ~
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! b' o g7 J6 \' r" z! l
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
( f$ B7 G/ P% F' iCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
3 R8 L; e1 b/ tRange closes to 7,000 yards...( W: k& x- R F) s9 U, F
Range closes to 6,000 yards...& }! F# n& x4 s# ], }! g: a
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards9 d% u7 l2 U H1 K( H
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
& }- r, l$ X% }5 o0 pRange increases to 7,000 yards+ V+ ^+ ~& L) h2 z
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards2 P% w# E2 y( G4 K A- E0 x
Range closes to 6,000 yards) {- }; x& t* k5 [' F8 R" ]& ^
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
: Y; W0 T5 C% [CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards- A. |8 |3 g! }
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
3 ^* R( s2 i$ }% Y3 }, k# [: `DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
1 t& R; D6 T1 URange closes to 4,000 yards
' {5 A2 l% }: ?CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
0 ^, O! j' ~2 ?, \Range increases to 7,000 yards
& c3 X, q1 G B6 D9 H" k: W: o+ ~CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards$ }! s% I& O1 P) G4 C. |
Range increases to 11,000 yards
) N0 l4 j _; @" A" `5 m8 LCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards, i$ R/ F3 b: v* A
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape* _9 I: U; Q h& Z2 l( J
Task forces break off..." b- `; a Q( x1 K
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% o! ^0 Q+ l6 @ |Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards7 K" n0 `0 B/ u/ x
' ^/ q- ]0 a. d' _3 V9 F7 pJapanese Ships
9 R9 ?- r) r7 {- \ CA Aoba
4 y& v5 z; v: v4 ~- b CA Kinugasa- i @+ @+ t7 p: \' v
CA Furutaka6 y" |% [& J1 U' B
CA Kako, Shell hits 1; A7 S" o: ^# Q3 j8 f/ |
CL Tenryu
- A# v7 X, k& C CL Tatsuta
) J) m6 l! r* }. n/ G/ S' F, Y CL Yubari
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! P3 M0 g6 F: r1 F7 |Allied Ships
% m, N. y/ T0 j+ `( y( B DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire: O' Q: i8 h& x
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: w7 e1 n% ]: v% m" VMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards, l9 P& H! n' [! l+ q0 o
Range closes to 24,000 yards...3 Q% ~- \ T% J* b! v
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
4 J' B% v* R: d- l! |Range closes to 22,000 yards...
# A3 [+ ?& Z% `; O9 GRange closes to 20,000 yards...6 H! a: F. r0 l _
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
9 s' s; m4 a- YRange closes to 16,000 yards...$ _. @; ^7 q( Q1 I5 n
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- v" v. B4 W& `- b) Y( E
Range closes to 12,000 yards...- ?' C8 f# G+ m2 b* J$ `
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 R* K/ b5 A. U; w6 jRange closes to 10,000 yards...
1 ~/ }" U$ \! o3 H6 rRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 c0 e& m. H6 h- I4 Q2 u2 }, o5 C7 XRange closes to 8,000 yards...
4 m4 R2 f) }6 S' M G, o& G7 ERange closes to 7,000 yards...* W; r1 ]/ ^- N
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
2 H% E, P6 V+ _7 |4 L8 ERange closes to 5,000 yards...
2 \+ H3 `; N l( g2 x; ORange closes to 4,000 yards...7 F) P! Y4 T' Z+ g; o4 o6 a
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
9 D( ?1 d; W" G5 QCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
) {9 |: c% @4 P& HCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
) A4 A/ {, b1 wRange increases to 4,000 yards% j. a, F/ S$ o1 O& R
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards7 [, p* x2 X+ X; c3 w
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
& L1 S- X3 M" CRange increases to 5,000 yards
; s# s' {7 R& I, n5 ]5 `CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
& P# R# w7 N: S/ {, \1 G( Q# D) dRange increases to 9,000 yards z& q C7 O. J2 m: z3 ?& i5 B
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
6 `5 j6 r" T3 n$ R3 c- n1 dAllied Task Force Manages to Escape# n+ C/ R* x8 y4 x
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards6 Y0 H; ~+ G5 j3 F+ e/ {( v g
5 @6 |/ x8 w5 [' \1 nJapanese Ships
# e2 W! {! j6 [ CA Aoba
: O5 _6 l! @( j4 [2 {( V) ]& ^% a CA Kinugasa
0 ]2 R( c) t& U CA Furutaka3 ^5 \3 s! B& c( Q
CA Kako
) y f/ \$ x( E, t H0 O8 m CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire; P* b- i. G7 R& h+ W1 m
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
6 ? {8 I% y+ k! Q CL Yubari
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5 E" ?- k" @/ N) |& W9 W- ?! p: ~ v7 pAllied Ships
- ]& N2 B* k4 u" ~: }" D. K APD Colhoun$ ?& n# m& Q, \$ N. Y/ F
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 g/ A9 k( u# L8 {3 o6 ?0 x2 Q* b DMS Southard, Shell hits 1! m; c# s4 A8 z4 b [' Y' K
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
( I1 _4 d* j, B, \" d& R AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires( G) R* f5 ~: o3 a+ I, C6 Z
AP Harris# i' s0 ^- ?& I
AP Zeilin- D. f- T( S. X, Y/ Y0 q2 }* y
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage1 X3 {. Y$ e) |# }( C) a# F
AP Heywood B8 m; P$ m( U1 O+ X& Z( j: W$ F4 T
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
' A+ w8 j) X; j( M s; @ |# Y7 w AP President Bowen& N3 @! y3 Y9 l( ]
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
* f9 f. B# M7 l, A& l4 i xAP President Wilkerson
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" b7 f3 o4 N1 p1 A; Y7 h% E- yAllied ground losses:
8 m4 U; V: ~6 [# ~+ G0 n' D 105 casualties reported
9 x8 U! z* x# P- b$ [' J+ C& X Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
& a$ e9 J" `. R/ E) ^" [ Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled4 ]( z0 K0 N' d' }) b: y- V
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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; P' y9 F- N+ g; m$ h) j# S& vJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!% e3 @ P2 m" H @7 D* }
Allied TF begins to get underway5 j% @: m6 J* i( m9 x- Q
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
( W9 }- W: P# ^# R0 oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
4 ]( @- Y9 n2 x/ z2 H. o, _# GRange closes to 18,000 yards.../ @4 ~1 {4 C- v+ \# G- @$ x
Range closes to 13,000 yards..." T( y$ y/ q# ?- I
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 o) O+ X7 i6 J9 g% I nRange closes to 5,000 yards...% U+ a7 V. _; n& R* f3 B
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
/ } J9 F! Y+ `9 t$ S0 [Range closes to 1,000 yards...
/ U! G3 m/ z9 L% Y- g1 } G5 qCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards$ c* f- \3 m N; S7 P
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. {0 n! y7 E+ E1 ?) E# |4 n- `9 f
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards6 }9 ^! T- K# a( `
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards8 k9 r. S6 R: M
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
6 K8 Q; O; j: [1 u6 u+ l& r2 x% ZCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards& L7 j& A- M8 Y% k
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards( o( z9 a' A5 m
Range increases to 2,000 yards9 G3 B5 M1 k' F) A8 P# q% Q7 N
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
7 F' W5 @. E7 F1 }" o5 }$ M9 @) k4 ICA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
8 w& H8 R* ?; s& `8 BCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
& |; a: ~; d$ I/ I+ r# ICL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
8 \, Y' f, h9 {7 N/ }CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
, b; ? p, E, z B8 Q* Q2 I: ]CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards3 X9 _+ ^4 L/ |3 `
Range increases to 4,000 yards( u/ _$ g5 ?% ?% L' v
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
w( \4 g4 f2 W: Q. DCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards9 k$ T* |2 O0 g* W( y
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards$ U' l; H; v$ u2 D3 @0 G* D
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
) [+ G! ^, m; g% ~$ GCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards! [# \' w; b6 B8 l
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards6 _* Z! _) |# @& n6 }
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
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! S" k+ [) |- \+ k7 N! [4 jTask forces break off...! t- P! x3 I v/ p" Y( C# H( \$ I
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1 I' ?( z( H7 _第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
2 S! C% ~0 `3 v2 M万恶的58!!!
- T% R4 S8 O: Z. R! k' J2 zAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1343 v$ r4 \8 g% D8 U2 b! B
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.. p$ X* p0 X6 a1 s5 M
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes3 R) _6 F5 x0 t" N
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Japanese aircraft
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F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
7 J# e4 a5 U; p( u SBD-3 Dauntless x 820 Y9 b' ]. D6 J# E4 R0 R( {9 c4 X
TBF-1 Avenger x 39' l$ g/ `& o# T1 S
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( r3 F9 A7 _8 GJapanese aircraft losses
9 ]' c! @8 o# V( K: @No Japanese losses
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged8 h1 I. Z% Q, e- O
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged2 R# v( d2 y% g+ x
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Japanese Ships& E! w1 m% J" R5 v4 j. O
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire6 M# q9 F6 q% f, s- m$ `; s
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
6 R+ J/ K6 q3 ^! h; U8 ] CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
, F6 K/ h2 x+ z CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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