8月9号! Q- z5 B/ Y2 }* ^7 K3 j2 r" i+ d
第8舰队勇闯图拉吉$ R) D1 S% u, ~* D: b
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- F7 |! n1 {) i+ C& { V7 B t! X1 h
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Allied aircraft: _0 m) W& Z- v" n( J6 F
no flights
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c* f. p# w% q* o1 l5 B1 UAllied aircraft losses
h& Z7 T- j9 j+ j% e* q8 tNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships
; o" k7 k# O0 U" R* H CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
* [% N/ v+ W( F% B. f CA Aoba' T+ q" i C" f% j9 D0 ~
CA Kinugasa. D6 n5 ]7 t5 u! M) ?, i! h" W) {
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
) a5 N* u4 Z/ K/ j CA Kako% U, c, C3 g' J2 ~" J( G' N
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
( R: n! K" w2 M6 W5 k8 D CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6% I, `- a( ~3 [1 `0 s# G8 e+ K
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships1 l6 S/ ^6 g# W# ~
CA Salt Lake City
- B7 K, E! i: D' u5 A CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
9 j1 |( k+ }% ]4 E- a DD Grayson' S5 x( A+ P4 q
DD Monssen
7 z$ s) j; @* J5 U) H2 c- h DD Aaron Ward$ y" D- V X( o2 d, g* n3 ?
DD Laffey" {) M M8 s, p9 Z) B
DD Farenholt% H; G( S: y0 O7 \
DD Maury! Y0 j- w- @/ K! W- a. y% {/ Q F
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
$ n4 o" K" S/ Y7 c- U DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire( Q8 U. x0 n* m" U' f5 y; Z* U. o t
DD Stack
' ]* Z& f, l4 g; ~: U DD Sterett, Shell hits 15 m/ Q; e, e; l/ V
DD Balch
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. j A: w4 q, G t: @5 MReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
: {: U8 D8 X& m& R/ a" n2 `$ [6 oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
" ^% D" _# w* ]9 _" c; _# w9 P3 a$ ?Range closes to 20,000 yards...
- q9 R6 R$ {) W. T$ D/ I$ BRange closes to 14,000 yards...
1 ^, u8 V) @# ?' B" z, X+ W! D x* ?Range closes to 8,000 yards...; Q, x6 Q' G/ K% }1 S$ k
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards$ B7 a2 I7 u, h% a- _- |0 n* ~4 ~( ^, \
Range closes to 5,000 yards..., x. `( i9 h' L' n. j1 S8 t
Range closes to 3,000 yards...5 n6 V& e; w& m+ L; b3 }
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
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CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
* L& `6 C* O( S- h0 @CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards" Q5 g: S P, A* L% J$ J* ~
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
; ^9 Z& ]( K- F" i# l3 J8 D/ }0 ZCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards# p4 \2 `( G' J2 V2 \. H- H
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
4 c' @& i; {1 v4 n& g: o# hRange increases to 2,000 yards
6 L: B6 F' A, }1 Q' J% \- `# bDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards& ^# M& ~7 R: d0 i; w( Y& R2 t: s* ?
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
( k/ z {# d4 c7 r4 F1 e# pDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards1 x) z' V, H. f# }7 v* a- V/ j# Z; c
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
0 k8 n% I S8 L9 d& G* ZDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards6 r9 u, Z) `! y7 u
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
8 V4 P% F: @1 |6 h: GDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards7 b+ S, X/ Y4 ?% R1 ~ L
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
2 u( ~& }( |, r v/ X% V t$ kCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards, X. z P$ {: R+ ]6 B
Range increases to 6,000 yards; o a6 K. X1 M1 I! v5 U% a: B4 a$ n
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 9 z& }. V9 y I
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards4 C$ c2 |/ E, L. j" F8 A
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards q, v6 h# A r, M+ N2 ]
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
, e. A+ N1 i8 }1 ]" T0 eCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards7 r$ h* t4 F: e5 U% {0 M6 C% d
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
2 X/ I, Y. V- y7 ~$ \CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
, U: ]7 c0 t$ v+ H b8 fCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
0 z9 y+ l# a/ r I" _% U& p/ ACA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
5 E" Q" N# G, X1 z# ACA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
4 F- C; Q2 E; n3 O8 xTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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/ E, H* f- s0 \7 A- B; \+ p' i CA Aoba, Shell hits 2( F( p4 r2 Z G9 K Y
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
4 u) ?' F9 @5 k7 X CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1: x' F6 E3 h" h
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
) M- o. {4 A$ A6 D CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire# F( \3 [. X, n' Q2 e# I& Y* h
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
/ ]8 ~" T0 ~# G J# z @ CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
0 ~' j5 O! C! o# M4 ~' R CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire- y" T# q/ Q1 K N6 w
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
; `; ^" i s% ^( z CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage. [- c1 K7 q' F9 M% Q- x
DD Mugford- d! g: U9 ~7 G
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2* N8 [4 o+ N& v% E# n' R
DD Patterson# ~- b# r# @ A* T" r6 L
DD Jarvis
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
# J% T4 j: b6 Y$ P9 r+ _; FMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards9 U+ i+ p; j# X/ o2 w9 I+ o( w
Range closes to 20,000 yards...! }: d" S! f+ d6 E/ Z# m
Range closes to 14,000 yards...- b) }( t) T4 `
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: p* ]$ [3 Z+ SRange closes to 4,000 yards...
( r7 Q' [: _$ g$ f( D9 h8 [Range closes to 2,000 yards...
. a3 K- c9 x+ F) p- N4 B1 i; ?CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
6 H$ _+ \0 L2 B W$ TCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
: B1 m$ c+ `3 ~Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'7 [ W0 m$ Z, K
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards1 ]5 O# E+ f0 X$ n; N7 V/ }% ?" O
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
' v& \6 M* ?7 ^4 C: {" x: u6 N% kCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
2 D- k' h- z8 h) E. x& l3 ~5 LCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards, p' J; x. ?2 d$ }4 _
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards, ]" D. p' B. I4 l' o; r
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
. ~0 `1 g3 e" \5 |! BCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
; M: a2 l5 W) Q, \: c8 [CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards2 k% D$ G$ Y0 I
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: N! X, L! `% T2 S: U' B8 G4 W; wCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards: O1 a$ E, q7 R2 O' [0 k, b$ x5 k
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards# o ]5 `" D! N+ J
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
0 _+ M9 B7 K0 Z1 C7 y H6 UCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards! c' ~/ c: v/ T8 c7 ^
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
; y: l' s# t! d0 g& D& iRange increases to 5,000 yards
1 S: d- l. G/ P# _3 `4 _: uCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
. E+ `1 D/ Q# Q5 p5 NCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards8 _4 A, Y8 f; q* H* u
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards* E. v4 O# z' W2 F4 r4 S
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
; E3 Q8 i3 C' t3 F: e4 @CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
g& i3 W1 ~4 C+ A* ODD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards' S8 Q9 ~) `$ i' z2 f& f- i. y
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards" `* A1 e8 R" F- B5 Y2 b
Range increases to 8,000 yards# L* ?( V! D) @& Y+ _% i
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
) O F! J; I2 \% X+ B7 RCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards9 x. p m% G! w
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
. h" J# h" m q# D8 v+ H4 |3 P8 zCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards2 H; |& [4 n, g; {: t# m5 _
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards( @! C' m" M$ s
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
/ F5 e R, Y, |' a# T' DRange increases to 9,000 yards8 @( V q- @0 r
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards. r$ G# i; N& ^* G& j
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards s+ Y. W3 ]+ |* M
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards1 ?2 Y2 C* ^( h3 D; J a) r* F) v
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
+ R2 ]* z. t! L' {' ~CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards2 G" q+ `1 ]- d
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards) G" E8 P6 W/ S
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
7 I2 O! |: ~; c7 @7 X5 |Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage/ P% b9 w$ V) N/ X! C; p) R
Task forces break off...2 V! t- m3 g4 S
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5 Q: q4 ^$ r6 k7 }Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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/ \" K3 A# j; I, {! cJapanese Ships4 ^/ _+ `. [6 ^6 v4 v0 r# u
CA Aoba0 D/ \# t. Q! X
CA Kinugasa1 ^/ B# i7 N; C" }6 K! v4 j7 o
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
* C3 C" |( [, S' Z9 c/ P" T+ ?$ A. L7 x CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% W) U7 }6 b0 w' @3 T) ?" k CL Tenryu' g) d( J7 w& L) R _+ r
CL Tatsuta
1 c2 Z8 u( H( ` CL Yubari" }& ]0 o7 k8 f2 B
3 b( V) ^: v3 P0 g; x/ |Allied Ships b X0 `7 u/ f. O% P+ w( Q
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk. \" q) w" X5 v% Z
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight: |/ l S2 G& l) l4 A4 w, T
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards7 E& E! p4 Z, H8 C: _7 f
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
/ L( _# Z, l) |: J. \Range closes to 22,000 yards...4 L6 r, K" k' S0 S- D; M
Range closes to 20,000 yards...( j' J8 e0 E" c1 t
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
3 A' w9 `* h7 }2 [+ p) @Range closes to 16,000 yards...+ e5 O3 n1 b/ l# S' h* p: F
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
6 A+ s' j9 e. ~Range closes to 12,000 yards...6 \' Y& m7 l/ I/ J
Range closes to 11,000 yards...8 Z& l" O6 n6 L/ F9 J2 C: v
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
5 y: T, f+ H, aRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 U: V. t* ?$ A" p; I4 h( bRange closes to 8,000 yards...
8 h% @8 A) [$ e# G' f mCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards7 n1 q! D; I1 ^6 a4 N. d
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% A r! y2 p% F& GRange closes to 6,000 yards...4 C, C. y6 F' M5 L# `' |
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
9 e1 s% d8 v b1 aCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards1 I' M4 s! ]2 K
Range increases to 7,000 yards
' s3 O/ D( B7 a% y1 kDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
! t- L; M3 E. sRange closes to 6,000 yards1 K" K' N3 @8 j& I5 v( C3 o4 D3 o! p
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards3 G4 r9 n# S* ^+ L3 |4 u! G
CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
3 u* t1 F; v& jCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
, b" t" H" C& }DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards- o2 {# b, I2 M. n o" \% O* i
Range closes to 4,000 yards
9 C2 ]+ X1 {2 L- g8 sCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards5 }8 r9 O' F) S/ V
Range increases to 7,000 yards3 w/ _- z, ^' e3 r6 X" c7 \3 o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards1 E1 f, t- J: z4 |0 _6 Z
Range increases to 11,000 yards2 I2 M# [+ S8 M0 H( ?+ {% `/ c! j
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards' J3 I6 l/ ]/ a2 e- D; \+ x+ y2 w
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( ?3 L% { e R# n* }. D8 ^' D
Task forces break off...
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8 C2 E% P& F$ s& H. i: GNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships" T8 M9 N I1 [
CA Aoba
3 V% G$ p2 T6 l4 i7 j- h- X CA Kinugasa8 r" R7 T1 X" D- {
CA Furutaka4 c/ q) h2 d0 C! U5 ~% c% K
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
% |& i4 M; I9 c: Y, ~! G5 W' B CL Tenryu4 d/ a: J f9 A) k+ P
CL Tatsuta* z* n- {( S' ?& ~6 T
CL Yubari4 a" P' ~/ ^3 `: P
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Allied Ships% `3 ?1 x1 |; t/ a
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight3 }& K- t3 e6 ]/ E7 I) y
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
) E) j9 p1 Y0 W2 t% zRange closes to 24,000 yards...( ]# c2 u7 x$ i" Y5 n
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards8 R$ [% [4 i( `% u7 o! }5 Z
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... I' R0 U, l- G) Y
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 E: x( O; w7 q* GRange closes to 18,000 yards...
S! f: @0 d2 MRange closes to 16,000 yards...
, C- A7 `) B/ NRange closes to 14,000 yards...
: G% \! v: I3 \7 ^. gRange closes to 12,000 yards...
; z+ G& ^: e, I$ l0 ?- G) J3 wRange closes to 11,000 yards...
0 X' ?2 W1 {# MRange closes to 10,000 yards...; P& y& v4 e; A! I! V& u' F! K: T
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
& Y$ c1 {0 K% r$ y4 k, Y. N+ kRange closes to 8,000 yards...
; B0 ~% _+ u& o/ l% d6 [4 V$ v4 CRange closes to 7,000 yards...+ B/ ~. m& L& d
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
" g/ ^/ V6 s# l W. b9 vRange closes to 5,000 yards...
) _7 q% j1 ?' }8 I! ERange closes to 4,000 yards...' G9 U/ x: k+ X4 \1 ~8 Z9 y$ A
Range closes to 3,000 yards...2 S! C X4 Z0 ~$ [4 @6 ~
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards" f6 t1 r3 g; A/ y
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! L5 ?! o/ W9 h. O& ?8 o
Range increases to 4,000 yards
2 [ c- N+ K7 t( o+ v, a! H( |- E4 {CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
' x" D! q' t( O$ t' L) X- U0 M" ICL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
" K/ e5 W* _/ y. X& PRange increases to 5,000 yards
2 y0 @7 D, c5 }2 w8 }8 Q9 m9 ]3 xCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards d8 t2 l$ A0 U& ~; i0 T+ w2 S
Range increases to 9,000 yards
9 x L/ w4 V; _8 UCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
/ m9 C5 ~% U- [( r; s! K, E* G1 m5 l7 EAllied Task Force Manages to Escape0 j V8 s9 A! Q* o( T w0 e6 R
Task forces break off...7 w; Q* f; ^" p) r
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& N" _$ }2 w+ r- V* k0 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards- Z; O/ E( n: {% {# e5 u* _( A
$ y1 ~( r( W1 nJapanese Ships
5 e% d6 C3 G1 R7 |4 v, W CA Aoba
T9 X* V1 ]4 J: ^( @! z CA Kinugasa* `' ^2 g* s4 C0 [ e/ j
CA Furutaka; A( u: V+ Y* Y% O, @
CA Kako
- {/ @& h4 G3 ^ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
1 Z+ }- n# U) P$ r" o% r CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
; O8 V0 L5 l {- ]! _0 t CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
3 y8 P0 i8 X$ v) F* I APD Colhoun
: N4 u1 D# E F, V' q APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
3 b \% }1 K' D3 x( q# f! S DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
$ } b: n Q4 ~- l DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage* _0 p! b+ p% p2 `2 E* w& s
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
( o' C/ }/ |" y AP Harris
& R W6 i% a( ~; J. U+ L AP Zeilin* F! q* Z& y3 z; B- v3 P
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
" c9 T4 B4 v/ {: S# g9 p AP Heywood
( F% c" @% V) w3 t | F% l! \ AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire" U3 x# r9 I1 i% a/ F
AP President Bowen
% n3 `) S+ p0 y; V! V9 W } AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire$ W& e( t6 T# z/ V9 q
xAP President Wilkerson: }" C( b% X, ?3 }
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Allied ground losses:
+ w1 W1 s( N9 p 105 casualties reported) A7 m J- o, L7 O
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled; \1 z, h" ]/ A) \9 e1 k. l6 } G
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
% i% C* Z; K: z2 w& g2 @" V& x Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled! B: \# k: `, [: `
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!4 H- a1 P x5 ] `/ ] h' E' x4 d' l
Allied TF begins to get underway
) j- Y( `4 e6 P% }( gReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
2 i2 y4 E; b- f3 n8 W! P( T' V& n' e: EMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards, W( O7 w1 X- V& s1 C5 y% I
Range closes to 18,000 yards...( s9 M0 N1 {. c( s3 w: E! w$ u
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
) g6 y0 a) P* m1 |Range closes to 8,000 yards...
5 F6 N3 L0 [' g) n+ F5 ?Range closes to 5,000 yards...
) r2 k* i7 }+ @3 u% J9 O1 RRange closes to 3,000 yards...
$ @" m& L* g( q7 RRange closes to 1,000 yards...& c) g- S8 f6 n3 a
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ ^6 I+ U% U( G5 v6 G. `% ICA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
z7 E! u( j* g: V0 p4 n. \CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards( \' _ s6 l, m# B
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
6 n p9 ?2 z2 o# ~CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 ~& q4 ?9 d0 G+ O5 I1 WCL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards! V, y5 X1 o9 ]& ~- C
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards' r3 E2 @7 G; d' a2 e6 [2 \$ v
Range increases to 2,000 yards
" ^! D1 j& Z! x+ C2 YCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards4 O9 a' R* I( r2 T
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
6 L* N: v d6 J. [* S4 S; }CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
5 M; u$ z: A0 @( l, X2 p7 p# V9 iCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards: W/ A7 p+ ]% p2 `
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
; h# K; _& A5 s7 g7 S6 N9 f8 l: zCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards& y! K% A A8 Z: m5 ~; s
Range increases to 4,000 yards& d9 g: H. i. Q7 ]4 D# w8 N. ^
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards% M% f3 \0 Q5 |4 g
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
7 r2 S2 U9 h) `# g6 QCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards5 f7 g! m* D$ ^3 M2 q* J( M1 J$ ~
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards! c* p1 L( Q% `, l P* [
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards/ d3 N' x: k( G2 r6 t6 N
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards3 V; m1 k1 z- |: L" r" G8 X1 @
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
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3 e* W9 z; K) w, nTask forces break off...
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。. @0 k; c! t* I' z# H! J* I
万恶的58!!!
d$ G3 i+ |* AAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,1340 ^' w- `! w7 k7 b3 m
- i2 d1 y7 Q RWeather in hex: Clear sky
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5 g+ U5 }- X, M2 m# f4 u9 O9 h4 iRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
' }8 }3 p/ L) ?8 Y; e! u+ N* J uEstimated time to target is 12 minutes! j* ~3 g" `. |+ t: c
2 m+ J" E, o- }' i3 S' g* PJapanese aircraft
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Allied aircraft3 f* ]# J G" g" p
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
1 l' d0 {( A. D& D SBD-3 Dauntless x 822 Y+ G0 p2 @4 X3 L5 D: \, `8 J
TBF-1 Avenger x 399 I5 {7 B; N/ L6 t8 N' Y! s2 B
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No Japanese losses8 P% ]; W8 ^$ R
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Allied aircraft losses
3 y5 W: n( U2 L i9 b" C! [ SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
, W8 M! X0 Q1 F C' ^# k" `: N. Q TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
& p# V. E! c1 |% N) C9 t& N CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire5 ?5 h( ^/ [/ W* m' ~
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
8 {# Q0 Y+ B6 F8 _7 j3 D CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage# k* S5 v* S( G7 U2 o* q' U1 ^
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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