8月9号
6 \( [1 r' ?* ~' q. D2 h第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
7 G, s( }9 x: ?7 s5 a) zNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft9 Y2 i# R1 C9 K3 Q, C
no flights, M% k4 N* g5 O1 O
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Allied aircraft losses
. B; Y- y' S/ M; V. FNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships$ `& C# G, R7 v6 Z7 U
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire" \: p8 z0 Y% q# D
CA Aoba
! {: B5 n& A( v1 E a5 a2 | CA Kinugasa( g- m; m6 k, R1 ]" Y- v
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
% _1 w; o8 e1 B/ A CA Kako4 L( x7 v8 e! x7 W% V! n
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1) w8 _6 h& m* W/ I& \
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
7 k9 L2 ^9 R2 b( y' t CL Yubari0 h* E0 o7 A4 m4 T6 `- ~1 @
; O. n/ X8 I# U6 m/ ~ A7 d, GAllied Ships$ y$ ?9 S9 w* c. f/ ?1 ]; v( ]( m
CA Salt Lake City6 }; B" ]0 U! d5 x$ i1 U- S* Z
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
' V: M( C: B! z0 d' G% w' M DD Grayson
8 U; W. q j- y( H5 d DD Monssen+ I( q7 ` L4 A: K1 D7 J4 J' p
DD Aaron Ward, p+ W4 M2 |5 p9 i
DD Laffey! y& H }5 s* z2 Q- |# I( B
DD Farenholt) E" ]% [- B$ T( s$ x5 ~
DD Maury
$ o; T5 q5 i7 i# V3 ~' i( \5 c DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
0 C5 a$ ^) p& o* E! R" B& C DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire, H v& C) \1 B% \
DD Stack
9 p$ o9 r {* {3 u! |) D DD Sterett, Shell hits 1) G0 u' X" L C- d& X
DD Balch2 W, _0 E4 v8 I8 e
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight$ M% C6 B% f8 c2 w, m! h+ l7 T. _
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
5 W6 e( v7 L7 {: G3 n7 LRange closes to 20,000 yards...) G- [" q. K3 V6 K9 N+ o
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# P9 ? P- O: O" V- h; ~4 aRange closes to 8,000 yards...
3 M( h8 I9 _9 Q6 ~/ WCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards5 E! f$ Z- Y9 m5 V4 i: F
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 I% |8 R! T: M3 d" |0 c& o. `Range closes to 3,000 yards.../ i+ ~# o! Z" y3 F1 n9 c
Range closes to 1,000 yards...6 l3 X2 |% W; o& i/ @( A* G9 X. I
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'9 q" e! V7 J$ G* f
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards/ j l8 M; O2 ?9 `& ?3 P
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards& X/ s! `' B; G
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
, ~0 w6 h1 X8 U1 [ {CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards& b# [( O* K$ O) p* h$ y# a( c7 j3 S
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
8 Q5 C k0 b& \& A4 H" z; BRange increases to 2,000 yards
- ~- k6 S' l0 J& t" }DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards$ j" W% D7 }- f% d4 K
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
) K6 d% c6 s% s8 BDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards3 L& V3 J6 O: U! w, Q9 l" C. s
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards, x- i% j# z' T# }" |
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards: g1 P- S' H: @# M
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards/ d( \; N1 V$ y( ?/ A
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards5 F! f) L# J0 \6 [
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards3 B% s: |, P# o! j3 c
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards* n% x1 q6 m/ h9 q/ `* X
Range increases to 6,000 yards$ m+ i I( k' M5 Q/ ]) c
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
$ H8 c( e3 @* O1 i$ X' P9 C! ~CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
' k# o4 i# y5 a5 v t+ A. qCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards+ ^; Y9 L- j$ w; G8 ]) C' {
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards+ ~. `) k4 m# v" H
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards5 J0 H& w- T2 I
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
1 t. A$ S, z& T$ s# V8 vCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards4 ~1 u& ^9 w" b( @
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards# A. Q( K6 j9 r1 s& h* E9 l
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards' i0 t9 z! W8 h6 K9 U) Y @' G
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
% |+ r7 j& V1 x3 I" S6 zTask forces break off...4 T5 Z* I6 y# y% z* o- L
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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9 \8 g5 P" t& }3 B* R7 j! w0 u. c) CJapanese Ships
* ^9 v# I) D0 [5 t" w CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
4 W% B1 n. o" \7 D4 N CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
& @# j, r3 J" A5 ^7 N1 d2 Z, i CA Furutaka, Shell hits 17 _% k" D' B e9 a1 `; i/ D
CA Kako, Shell hits 10 V* E/ @. f) g1 Q* C( N$ }2 J' y
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
' f* Z' N+ f$ b5 h3 O CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
4 ^; I$ L4 V8 }: e+ }3 m; S CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
7 I6 y$ R4 C! W CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
. `& v% B) i6 d" z. M9 ^ CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage$ ]9 X' U# |0 F3 g. V Q: R( ?
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
* Y' R4 |* `1 H* a6 l- X: f DD Mugford
$ O4 V1 u$ Z+ F9 J* W; |; ^ DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
- ?; J: a% x' Q' m DD Patterson& U7 ~6 j6 ~/ D
DD Jarvis; D+ f$ N0 {8 [8 c1 ?
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
& U7 G: x6 H1 V: b2 [Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards7 x: W$ I$ J. }+ r* y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
& c& T7 m7 {3 m3 z* d+ o, dRange closes to 14,000 yards...' E$ |7 y2 Z0 C+ u6 C
Range closes to 8,000 yards.... U# u. |0 B: X% m8 R0 K
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
1 e6 e3 r ?% d9 y7 _; S2 o2 {7 ORange closes to 2,000 yards..., t; z- f/ L Y: S% c7 z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards- b# N6 w K( q" ^# O* i/ ^
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
( [: E5 @( M. N( b( u) B9 [" YCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
% F/ U6 F: z' k; i O4 aCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
' |$ a' K8 A7 }% K n( G- b8 OCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards P8 [5 n% Q7 |8 C
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
$ n2 {, W: c) ZCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
, A7 d; @6 H4 t! u8 SDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards: u. h9 m# Q \- g
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards" y2 x( {- K3 D8 A# r1 c" \* M0 D. R
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards o5 m' A9 T1 O9 s/ A% P8 p/ b8 e$ L
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards1 Q' j- z/ {* ^' X, P6 N
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& p8 n' |0 r! }; o" n+ {CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
9 ?2 ~; S6 K z; z% yCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards* \% j5 i ], q2 Z1 \1 \7 m, W
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards- k. j4 e4 @# D8 k4 ?. |( `
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards! t! a# f7 l( `# S
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
4 k1 L$ r+ ]4 s4 N tRange increases to 5,000 yards9 q# L. h& y9 V( A
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards( K [' n- J8 v' W4 [- ?
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
- y: Q, C& V2 pCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
& x0 B1 |7 t5 \/ Y* C- oCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
# k; p& G6 p V6 Z% r5 q# iCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards4 [0 U' n+ p0 l7 {2 r
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards( T; }0 b) v ^6 n3 W! X
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards, t! t: \9 v K3 }
Range increases to 8,000 yards4 d! E* |1 j( [) W" B. u Q* U
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards& j" h; m X8 M" g% C3 R& I% M5 _
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
2 ?# h n& ~* |' @& UCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards) k2 h; t: D! _- y' R- k1 p& ?
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
; P9 T8 y6 ]. \" @CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
( l3 U9 F* F# K8 L3 k/ n5 \4 cCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards$ e( Y( R4 P# ~: h) B; |1 h
Range increases to 9,000 yards
# L. E& P1 e& j ~6 G& PCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards% ~* \ j' ?9 k( _1 E
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
, s- L. O: m! w- W3 G0 J0 ZCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
) i) W5 r2 |) e2 f! V/ s7 ]/ HCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
9 Z1 L Q6 a$ q6 p3 m5 [! ]CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
8 N7 {3 G X" eCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
. o% _% I3 e6 @8 J$ ^+ U1 sDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards9 `: L) V; U1 o2 d9 I
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
' L/ e" m3 r! eTask forces break off...: K1 e1 A- u0 G: Z
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards* H/ W8 e3 m4 j
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Japanese Ships
4 ?% r+ H& x0 ]7 |" g# K9 Y CA Aoba+ I h' d- ^+ n
CA Kinugasa9 n) y+ w o: _: k0 \
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
3 B5 H. ~- B) w4 t CA Kako, Shell hits 10 \* n, N8 k" X# ^. G7 t
CL Tenryu
4 d2 n1 Y; d1 [6 d$ N4 { T% } CL Tatsuta9 }) G# S0 R- @* Z; W& t% H8 x
CL Yubari7 X5 Y" n3 U" n6 r: V% B |
: S6 `4 u7 v8 U, b2 R. \0 _4 m BAllied Ships
3 C: _$ f, b1 Z6 ?1 r( J DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
; t) Q. q5 i4 |% ~: S$ J7 J; u DD Balch
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* i" A5 q, i3 b. _Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight+ o1 _, X4 x' @; `6 M- L4 V
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards: a" V: W* `! H; X7 H. s- ~
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ W! b3 o) b# X" Z6 E# ?- A8 k, mRange closes to 22,000 yards...
- H1 e1 M; l X: {& WRange closes to 20,000 yards...2 m5 x4 t2 ~) F9 R1 U) Q
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
0 g, k' Y/ j+ k9 vRange closes to 16,000 yards...+ b |. d; A/ Z3 e: j r$ t# Y8 i
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
/ ]3 `! Z0 D% m- ORange closes to 12,000 yards...
( O: I+ o9 M1 T* o2 wRange closes to 11,000 yards...7 P# R8 ]4 S# o
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
/ P$ t8 G' T" \4 k5 B8 e2 I$ k. b7 B& WRange closes to 9,000 yards...
0 |- e: D% T' ]7 g x9 RRange closes to 8,000 yards...2 Z& ~6 w* b+ `3 Y; F" R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards6 |8 L3 o& [9 c5 Q
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( I) O* ?. W( }* L
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
' r3 R5 Y4 o/ A+ RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
0 C. ~9 ~/ O* UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
8 Z4 i& \( O d! MRange increases to 7,000 yards
T9 @, w" f+ j) a& b* ^# b8 MDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards* _2 |5 G Y1 j- H( w5 l; T' t
Range closes to 6,000 yards
# q: Y2 F: i! GCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards2 ^7 f' U& B' ?) O. E; C
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards! O4 Q( F: n2 A% @2 s z* O/ `
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
# D. Y% m9 i2 X1 |0 \- J& ^ rDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
0 L u7 }2 @$ g; hRange closes to 4,000 yards7 J# G- L% b. @
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards: D& N3 Q, |2 e4 g; s5 z2 x1 U
Range increases to 7,000 yards4 p1 L1 a" V+ Z5 M' I
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards1 u# L4 I6 g- ~( X" t( V
Range increases to 11,000 yards' K' f+ I: B; V( A% T5 p* j
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
, m' U+ L7 N I* D+ C( UAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
; ^( o9 ]! K% m1 R+ F9 }+ zTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards0 q( S. ^" Z) @) i1 k" z
+ i' u9 T& D( e) f7 L5 IJapanese Ships# _, x' r" ?+ v1 A) _4 ]
CA Aoba
- h# K) l0 w# E4 i- S: q CA Kinugasa% x9 d1 X6 C6 }$ l9 `
CA Furutaka1 ^. S: Z. z v; o3 l4 X
CA Kako, Shell hits 1 C0 ?5 ], c- M) W! s/ U. W. J2 H% S
CL Tenryu
1 S& G. _: ~5 ^8 N8 A e; t5 q CL Tatsuta! h$ A: c: s7 u8 D4 L3 S1 G; k
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships0 }/ O! D! K# _4 h! L7 |* }
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire- \) [# G# }3 q, [- U
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/ C8 Q9 V p+ m& F* b1 M* ], r4 _Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
6 r- M% {. v* |, R: d$ y2 uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
* _- ~' ]5 G+ y MRange closes to 24,000 yards...
. z" D' l3 w, nCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards0 E& E( V( P; F3 m) Z$ r" \
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
& l6 {' L9 z2 B! S: R4 ?; W1 b% f0 gRange closes to 20,000 yards...
1 e% x. I6 g; O* i3 ?' o& RRange closes to 18,000 yards...$ V% } ]3 j* Y
Range closes to 16,000 yards...! f: l; O% P( [& A. W6 `8 B" f0 E
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
# ^- e% i; Q6 E" v& s% |7 HRange closes to 12,000 yards...
F' O3 Z+ T+ E7 F) t( J0 jRange closes to 11,000 yards...1 s7 I; U( v( l' _/ q0 w- C
Range closes to 10,000 yards.... x: C6 g! \! p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...! p( w' f' d, S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...# L$ T; @1 Y0 Z7 D+ K
Range closes to 7,000 yards...( B# V) \+ I+ A; M$ T
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
1 ~/ t1 d, h% V" l& l4 `- a$ [Range closes to 5,000 yards...8 Z2 y$ _. M; _; S. e
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
, u1 b6 V0 `) NRange closes to 3,000 yards...
0 Q* P) T) i. `4 f8 x& Y! ^CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
4 l$ J# ?+ G0 t/ t8 ~CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards/ w. H; z, t, n# y$ k" O) R
Range increases to 4,000 yards: X5 K# Q2 T& w' K
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards h) ]+ _1 _! g4 [+ R+ e
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards* S( \) O6 A9 G3 ~9 U
Range increases to 5,000 yards
5 C1 o% }4 q R: E, Z4 m# j8 r" aCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards7 ?9 T4 |9 L' e3 y
Range increases to 9,000 yards
! v" R; g8 `- e8 CCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
( X* u# n/ t6 z- w' r3 L' sAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
) s) K% v, t& l) T/ ]- BTask forces break off...
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1 G5 [+ P: G- T7 `" j6 D7 D- yNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards& o; [2 r" u8 X4 s: _, F
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Japanese Ships
' p' X/ g! B$ W# ~, r& N" d CA Aoba, ~* a }5 A+ S ^, s
CA Kinugasa/ B: n5 V. `/ s7 J
CA Furutaka$ ?. ~) k* }- f( N: d
CA Kako
6 t" @5 q+ N! `% u& [" |/ g2 Q0 a CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
* h/ N( U+ [3 _# m6 o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire, ]# X/ G4 p ^, @
CL Yubari, @3 n: ^9 y6 ?; \7 R7 x0 R
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APD Colhoun
2 N: }+ n3 _' s( @4 C APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire7 \! k3 S3 Y3 b- V8 k
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
9 Y/ k7 w. K6 { DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage# T% V. y; M; ]9 q
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
7 l! _, j! O) l+ R2 v! v/ ] AP Harris1 e) E% B" m1 R, T. a4 S+ R9 X
AP Zeilin! _2 i4 G5 Q9 ^5 ]7 j$ u+ ~
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
. r7 z1 s1 A- n5 J) A7 g) o' I AP Heywood
/ I* m, V- V( O$ K1 g AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
; Q7 B* C# E. F& ^7 | AP President Bowen) f9 q& {( ?, l/ Q# d
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire6 k' C6 W, S" l1 ^8 X% z, T8 p
xAP President Wilkerson
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) M) C' E1 X5 H1 K0 _2 ^Allied ground losses:: z" }: V; D" ~' k7 @+ K
105 casualties reported8 T1 b4 z0 x6 K$ `) r6 r9 \& d0 d
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) o4 S2 O- t5 U4 F Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled& E0 U* G% T" y
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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+ t/ y+ [4 m- o* R. P2 oJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
8 h4 F! y8 Z- }+ X( p- y8 r, ?* rAllied TF begins to get underway
% T( _; K# ~) ]$ c) BReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight; F) D U$ A; e: [
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards' ?' a0 }) K- d
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
' ?: g) c8 q. ?& g, ^: W8 k. X LRange closes to 13,000 yards..., w! S# Q8 f3 `9 {2 r/ T
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 v% H( T1 E: U; P, c- t" o. ]Range closes to 5,000 yards...: H1 }' Q+ k4 k6 o2 f, X" M( R
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% M6 A) B( [* N% F5 o6 ]+ O' |" k: @Range closes to 1,000 yards...
+ B; {+ ]) P, y- ?; P! ~9 ECA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards, Y) `4 |% R! ]
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards. E3 f4 [9 o1 |+ J. Z' }
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards8 C) K/ M( k5 W, ^
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards: o/ C) u! `; w3 k3 Z, d2 X
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
q. R1 f/ _# K" E& Z; zCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
- V! h; }+ `/ r: ICL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
% `* E6 ?& H2 j: L& { r5 r' {Range increases to 2,000 yards
; s& ?% [8 Q0 \3 {7 d* W$ V" vCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
( [' \. P! e) W5 @9 S" V" R) yCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
1 [8 m7 M% @: rCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
/ ~/ b& Q- G, A# xCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
. B( F- r% U( H! {/ [, R( XCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
d, c5 u- U+ q: h% oCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
2 r$ I2 A, a6 M. ^, \( u9 ~4 nRange increases to 4,000 yards% X0 R$ R* `( E* y4 B% A7 j4 W% `( }
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards& ]( R: M# E( ~6 B+ f% p! N) D# Z
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards0 b4 W! o0 u& X- X6 A0 F% k( ]
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards& }2 t5 |1 S* G+ j, ?% @
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards, N5 d0 j! }/ i( c3 f+ d
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
# ]9 B4 ~$ c. ]0 ]1 o5 M. z# Y; QCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards: x) d P$ T. C8 ]7 [6 {
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards5 B- }) l+ v: b$ j! w) p F
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。3 H$ T1 p I. V
万恶的58!!! x2 V0 {0 D: x' W
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky5 f h, I* f$ d7 [) {1 l! ?
- M7 d1 z8 s8 N* s9 N1 m/ S- ^2 zRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.& D0 K8 k' I7 \
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes4 J9 q9 w- g2 A( O+ c( A+ u1 a
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Japanese aircraft
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% u9 H" n& g4 d y9 e; u" n" R6 sAllied aircraft/ ]% _$ f* a+ r# M) F
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8) i0 s6 B, z0 L9 q4 J0 K! \$ I- S
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
, W9 c0 ?$ N6 e9 A3 L* w TBF-1 Avenger x 399 K$ T/ f6 S9 V; E
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No Japanese losses
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Allied aircraft losses
; z7 c5 S2 e6 j+ q" t SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged/ o% [, E4 E( I/ b3 E
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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1 [: Z% M- ^- M$ c- {4 Z! N' L0 dJapanese Ships
4 C6 u1 K! m) I! [; _ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
|6 l! C) l; W! D% j7 `, p4 h CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk# F$ a$ L1 z- I1 N5 |2 T& A
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage9 P9 r7 x3 N5 M4 v! Y
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk% M+ k- G( l( l7 t( W# l) A
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