8月9号
; L! z" R" {8 e- g9 x: l, W第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
: d. k* `9 i$ N8 \/ o" Y( V* bNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards# J8 |* N; p# a9 n0 v9 Q @$ l
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Allied aircraft2 O0 a( j1 v; c6 p- s* o( u8 E
no flights1 S4 Y1 b3 X' ^6 J9 c7 G. C
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Allied aircraft losses
9 C# s- A0 S2 K0 y; N, r8 HNo Allied losses
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CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, i' _9 k$ _) }4 C2 j) ?' W% x
CA Aoba
( z) Y% O1 b+ w+ i/ X2 ^ CA Kinugasa! A' i$ S2 t# k/ c* F% E) y' _
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
- p: B- K. E! C4 @/ |9 s$ W' w* ] CA Kako+ z U; Q; [" B9 M. f' @) e
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
5 w( w0 g; v6 _% x: ? CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6( R# u2 |+ r$ o$ r, m+ S, [5 X
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
. q7 [( d, `8 t+ s CA Salt Lake City+ C8 M$ w3 o* f/ H. D) i& D
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk5 G% N3 B( I! `, Q. T0 M
DD Grayson
: d' B9 J: d% l, s% r8 t DD Monssen4 g7 M& \, N6 |% R! T4 c
DD Aaron Ward. n, t5 C2 ~) s4 k p
DD Laffey
& r' p+ T+ |% d* a% d DD Farenholt( M) J. D# T. r6 p4 n+ P
DD Maury
1 X+ M1 }/ H! n! m: ^3 x0 M9 t DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
% Z- }( X! e: d+ F3 R0 f DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
f/ p$ B8 r0 Z! M8 F DD Stack
3 L* K3 U% t4 O7 _2 `, M% \. Y% S DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
Y7 i( e( h, B# Y2 N2 v DD Balch2 I3 c+ P8 k" A* e* e
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$ [: j# N/ E! f& Z9 T! c) BReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight9 f2 d/ N' M5 G4 e
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards( B( M `% Y& N0 Y5 D; Z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
x% `" G+ N! E: r. C% ERange closes to 14,000 yards...( w0 s' b) v0 W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...: U* T3 @2 ^5 X7 m' b8 A% ]& m/ T/ f. Q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards; s* c; n% r6 n3 h1 {% b+ v) c
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
! t* l1 f. L0 X2 zRange closes to 3,000 yards...
5 C/ y8 z- p3 SRange closes to 1,000 yards...
4 B; o4 @* N% u) s9 _7 A/ o. v1 _Scott, N. crosses the 'T'# ^2 J+ K: n6 |2 E- D- }! S/ w s- r
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards" R8 n6 ~) E# h6 b$ Q c' n0 O
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
) P8 _' Y" B5 k: t; ~/ b! S% v( FDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
* `- d. _& M5 z2 x+ e/ j% @ CCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards, B1 l; i4 Z9 x9 `+ P
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards0 S6 K7 O2 M# k9 E7 F
Range increases to 2,000 yards
+ M m+ `: C D4 ] v: {' M- h: F% CDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards4 P; l U' u) }) T
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards8 {- J8 X$ E' |" L; ^
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
+ G* S \6 c2 o7 F# a/ H+ g% O2 gCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
! o+ \5 o6 }- J) d7 n9 X9 cDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
0 Q/ F+ b* D( X( ^* Z; ?CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards r8 \6 f$ N0 d W% n8 U( a* ?
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
( ^. f* u! d2 B. X$ n/ H/ M1 VCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards5 A$ R4 e/ o+ g, f6 ^" s0 q( Q
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards1 q; G% V5 r0 |4 q s
Range increases to 6,000 yards9 |& L- [$ A* Z1 j: T. z
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 " o7 C) m# A7 q& Z o }6 u% E: I
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
, e- R( s# D6 B: @( BCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
0 u8 _! ~: g8 w$ y" [7 }5 NCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
3 d, ^2 A e8 E) O' D2 I0 K, C7 NCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
; b# _' h# l% e I1 i0 ^CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
$ ~, R# u* s3 }4 K% @9 J* HCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards% b; G; [! {0 h+ M
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
' {: |# y' O6 A* Z4 g* SCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards
5 ^$ {% N7 E3 f$ `, p9 A/ d% NCA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards6 f3 j# j, b9 E( y {9 H/ y' w. G
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards, m1 D4 u/ x; Z" t9 Y3 I6 q
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Japanese Ships& E5 O# s/ t. c
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
2 i8 U' {$ l o& p! D( l CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
8 N( d j' Y0 y2 t+ B CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1) C% q& N" j# e6 {9 I
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: A0 C* o* [! ~4 W1 Z CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
. b: K' c6 H l7 Y CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire+ M# c J& r' d# r& b
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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h1 y# D# y) ~% U! d# ~Allied Ships, V9 _/ D `1 I; J
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
( w4 L( J& V) l, O# c- E3 S CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage! m) D: \4 D2 J1 Y. f4 j
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
6 ?8 Y5 f$ a8 p DD Mugford4 o5 `- |: a+ Q5 O" O/ q$ a
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
4 @' B: u6 {* l" G1 F9 U1 z DD Patterson
3 C4 |8 P% T1 J1 O1 s0 |# \ DD Jarvis( x1 K4 s! S- L0 y* K
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight/ H1 `3 q) o" v' ?
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards% |6 D6 d6 w3 i5 h! {
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# Q F3 ^# h5 T7 U6 iRange closes to 14,000 yards...$ b/ T1 k2 J, P7 y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' L6 k+ F2 y, R% iRange closes to 4,000 yards...
+ K* F5 V/ \& E9 f& K' a" zRange closes to 2,000 yards...
2 A6 W. t8 |+ x. P* T4 v: d' J8 QCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards( |/ ^* {. y5 X$ _+ [) t3 ]! _
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards. a- g' O. @6 ?0 v2 t6 T. \" f& J
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'( p0 G, u6 f2 t) d$ S( G6 c0 v
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards; V8 Z! t& L( D$ X9 F( m7 P
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
+ B; z; a& R' s& b5 vCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
2 t) [# f& ~# O( u" o2 Z- PCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
' O; Z) T( F3 m* QDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards+ r. T# q! l# y( f: e v
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards t, x* \+ O" d" ], {% j4 c9 S
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
% K8 D' |. F4 s; CCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
# W8 T4 r {. C. WCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
, M0 R' x+ ~; k" w2 ]8 z% ?$ rCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
; Q% q- L: M' S8 } K; V UCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
+ L6 i( O& |' y7 N3 c4 f6 D, Z+ KCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
$ c. b3 h8 ]8 d1 ~CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
& u0 u" t/ Y) A2 r& I- c; R4 lCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
& z3 ~ i1 {) A1 NRange increases to 5,000 yards
4 `& j: D, E! [% ZCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 h0 \/ \7 N. H2 u- MCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards* V( B" R- }4 b x' i
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
2 v$ L1 G0 v7 n1 u4 WCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards# X, x" d. Q. n6 b7 }" \) J. m
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards9 E- t9 Z5 h/ k, b3 a: b
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards" B1 {6 Y3 c- H, ~, K6 Z
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
2 } v% c7 w# }2 q- S3 yRange increases to 8,000 yards
$ v5 N4 m+ ~3 ^8 GCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards1 a5 n1 H0 q" k% q# @. A+ \, R7 P" W
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
& d* g( [5 y) ~: c' {, {4 @# s0 ^CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards7 B3 j% U) b% v' k1 {' L5 l' `
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards+ p7 `) F; N+ q$ W+ R
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
# V" r; H/ M! ACL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
7 s1 g4 o" N1 j$ E' V9 uRange increases to 9,000 yards
$ t' W2 ]' |* o* x1 zCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards, Z. {2 K2 }4 W& t5 R7 s
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards8 U4 |" ]' r. A2 b# w! O
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards! N# r9 \: a( t( j4 P5 _( `
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
$ g1 p- F! R/ L& R) v+ ZCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards3 x) m/ X; W6 e m& V! L: y
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
' t1 z$ a% V% ^+ }$ z1 q3 v* PDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards7 q1 d! `1 c. B M* C% X
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
2 O0 I+ y! x/ J! F- ATask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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/ B, K$ S7 N; k" } CA Aoba
0 w) V; {$ M3 a1 t _ CA Kinugasa: u, z( @- W$ P1 i
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
6 g' l3 C1 h$ Y& L2 v CA Kako, Shell hits 1
: g. z8 x& o+ G" K CL Tenryu0 I O* b w$ l5 ^5 Z0 D, c5 `+ d
CL Tatsuta+ k! I8 b0 _: x {8 F d/ Z4 K
CL Yubari
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/ ?% K6 V; }. E4 @' T) h! DAllied Ships* n: {5 z* e% N2 X `3 V
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! i7 s/ |/ B. ^/ |4 e& S+ r) c; F0 k
DD Balch
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: O* d b% d4 Y3 w% B' l/ s" xReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; s! s+ T% M- u9 k3 a1 N" iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
; g% n, ~0 X! Z5 g6 i* }5 KRange closes to 24,000 yards...
: G4 t" ]3 ]9 d2 |* K" B7 {Range closes to 22,000 yards...
; R/ s/ o9 J- P: r7 Z V) n4 R$ kRange closes to 20,000 yards...
4 W# d8 y) d3 sRange closes to 18,000 yards...* j! \, [6 c3 |8 i" q; s5 U
Range closes to 16,000 yards...+ N" C( E( |) _$ M! Y( }
Range closes to 14,000 yards...7 q+ \" x( m- ^ j7 w
Range closes to 12,000 yards...% v m/ z7 L3 I# G
Range closes to 11,000 yards...* G% t1 q/ l9 c' I- E& w u0 X
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* c# O8 d, {7 n4 \& e
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
' D4 Y. b+ M9 i/ i: O' cRange closes to 8,000 yards...) i" s3 E1 ^+ U( W) M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" X8 z+ @: y: G5 O& \% V1 ^' X
Range closes to 7,000 yards...+ {) e( }% t5 O: P
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
6 {. r8 D5 I2 l) `- n& tCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
) f/ R8 N# g$ N4 [# t/ u' y" ]CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards+ A& n( V+ h" Y# e r
Range increases to 7,000 yards
5 T. H' u! L! T* t' ODD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
3 J$ I9 n* f! B8 K/ rRange closes to 6,000 yards4 s1 O( Y# t# i" j; r
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
7 `& w7 P; z. m' i) n, W1 X6 F1 sCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
6 {/ K. T5 k. tCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
* a( b* X3 S* v6 |2 XDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
( b/ ^5 e. C! o2 Z0 sRange closes to 4,000 yards0 O, U; R& z' h; }: @/ q
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
0 p7 k0 a. |% ^1 U& |& P3 G' mRange increases to 7,000 yards7 x4 f: o; ^; M7 t; k; k1 F# _
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards3 c( C, U- t$ Q. i9 i8 E! S
Range increases to 11,000 yards" `/ F6 M" k# Q0 S& L4 m
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
/ ~: M8 ?9 k8 ]! X# MAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
( S* c# S2 N6 u) X- `Task forces break off...3 V- [1 i7 i* E' p0 o5 W
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3 e. ~3 G% q! x5 r x3 TNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards5 B0 x5 ~: y1 q2 X/ s5 e
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Japanese Ships
' i7 ~/ m+ I6 `9 \ CA Aoba0 Y6 P Y/ `' Y# i# i6 z
CA Kinugasa
" l/ B5 K9 c. [6 ?3 r/ a CA Furutaka; ?- E" d7 s2 x2 U
CA Kako, Shell hits 1+ F( v- M: _, W+ [6 D4 u
CL Tenryu
+ j- `) H2 C" x/ H. W CL Tatsuta! j( U- U1 u6 O" b: T
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 B$ T8 F9 P* Y* CMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards9 q! C6 U, `9 Q5 }1 P
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
: x( Q$ P( c- A0 Z4 A0 W1 ]5 X+ aCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards O( R; W( M5 J! J9 |' v
Range closes to 22,000 yards.... f5 V. e* [- B: m8 z
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
1 m2 ^! c: d7 V3 }% v: ORange closes to 18,000 yards...4 w. v% l& X- \# a9 y$ I
Range closes to 16,000 yards...( f5 @4 G8 [& |5 U+ C# Y& T/ W6 _
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, ?7 X/ J+ z, ]% ERange closes to 12,000 yards...
/ a d! T d9 q) H# DRange closes to 11,000 yards...4 z. ? e# l; r2 h0 k7 L
Range closes to 10,000 yards...8 F6 o4 x* F Q+ m6 i! [. u# G& K* u
Range closes to 9,000 yards...0 d/ d) ^. E1 s/ y
Range closes to 8,000 yards...3 f4 k. W1 g$ s( V* @' F/ V
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
/ I& L& q' k) ~/ ?Range closes to 6,000 yards...4 m3 y- S3 S, e$ M( X$ m2 k
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... P3 X, |( A. @9 U
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
& f6 L+ K/ \9 v4 d$ X# L1 G m6 {/ vRange closes to 3,000 yards...
& A: n9 U# E! a) k# ECONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
5 P/ Q$ ?$ Q6 {/ m0 Y, TCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards& C2 G" X8 n K" P) `) S
Range increases to 4,000 yards4 T3 Z7 W; ]( Z
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
" Q$ J* J/ T- mCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
/ N9 H5 d5 [. l, V* W: d& LRange increases to 5,000 yards
( W/ R: y' T1 X! r5 aCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards5 d3 u0 s" x# w# S
Range increases to 9,000 yards# V8 t4 F) C: g. J O b- A
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
/ Y+ V5 i) \( X2 V- b/ CAllied Task Force Manages to Escape' ]8 k! N9 `! W( m8 i- a9 A
Task forces break off..., u: v# g) g- c# L8 s+ R. T
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/ g2 R3 ^. U3 s, c- e, @9 M" R% kNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships7 O( J, v% n: ^5 }; k- `: m1 X
CA Aoba8 Z8 q% X4 _4 K" i s
CA Kinugasa" M5 z5 n/ N9 x" |) p( X
CA Furutaka
. A. W; L0 R* ]' i CA Kako; n% d' q+ {+ b3 [$ w% n, S/ Z
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire1 V0 h [, V1 [. m: T3 W8 @0 m
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire M& h$ ~# e( }6 A3 K, w/ l. t) Y
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
$ g0 X7 E, W# @/ H6 \# L+ u APD Colhoun
3 k3 t9 q3 S+ H* _/ p8 ` APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
+ E( _3 s# O7 A! h! L; l DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
c9 o1 n& D6 E1 P+ L" h; ~6 t DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
r' S& s* x# m7 R8 B AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
* R; P8 M; g/ V' a9 n AP Harris, t, [( h9 U' ]4 u5 M, Z
AP Zeilin
$ K' a6 Y- E" I2 Q, h! }. E AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
9 |9 |5 s; o1 D AP Heywood( z6 O* C! h7 R4 |3 K- |% }
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
* a( Y0 H1 t) k( ^0 k AP President Bowen! k5 p( l4 \7 r& a
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire$ M0 w |. Z& {7 {+ y/ ]
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
% z& D7 e- a( ]: A6 o" x$ |6 x% ] Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled; q( {$ K0 s0 Q6 D
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& }; v6 ~2 V* n1 E( ]$ T1 wAllied TF begins to get underway4 d$ ^' |& O/ n4 l( H# D8 Q$ T, t
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
- ]& v1 ]4 X: r' m' ?3 w! o$ @) OMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards# P, H, _. |, `' ]; g _( z
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
: u' \5 O) l) a- L+ a- G- QRange closes to 13,000 yards...) C% Q9 l3 _! p2 a
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
& |" E' o/ ~! W7 s3 q* d2 \! JRange closes to 5,000 yards...
5 O8 S3 F; i, T5 J$ I! `Range closes to 3,000 yards...$ m1 g5 T2 a2 {3 W: L% y
Range closes to 1,000 yards...: t, E* w k0 ]9 Y+ f! g
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards2 z/ G5 ~: }* t) b: t9 h
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards- g% G; ^ X2 F* W% q: M( m& @
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
3 D o8 s. ` n% Y8 nCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
0 I/ L; l3 s& _' f! e! F3 CCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards2 `# k3 o7 o- a' M& _* o/ X6 U2 q
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards3 W# |$ A' E8 n0 F7 t, l1 _ \
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards* h8 \. n0 X7 s3 c1 b8 ~
Range increases to 2,000 yards6 w4 y, q N0 Q3 E% X$ ^
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
3 a' V" |/ n. B6 w9 @: l% vCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards$ O5 b. v+ _" T- I0 |+ F8 Q
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards6 k0 y" x/ @/ ?$ x! Q% _
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
, U' `/ @! T) B0 w dCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards* ~$ i# \4 q' \( j2 i
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards' w0 N1 ^+ e; j' z8 b( n7 |, T4 \
Range increases to 4,000 yards9 J. A( _1 k1 |- S: w2 ?
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards
1 A9 i6 i3 q# y6 e% \' \ t1 j8 vCL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards9 y f6 k& }! _, D/ g2 b1 }+ Y0 [
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
# g: L, u% V' z: wCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards
6 F$ k5 @, s5 z) d# x9 g5 HCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
# d6 ]! R& ?" CCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards8 }9 F$ w7 z/ V& M
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
, B& v' t# [# `2 x; y4 q) @/ ~Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( c% G; K* @5 y( q6 @: S
Task forces break off.... O. Y& w B2 X* l" j. }
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
8 D9 l2 ]8 l) [3 M8 K万恶的58!!!
( F4 n: T# ^! S* jAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134/ C8 F6 I; {/ T+ Y, e# T7 _
/ n# S$ s4 c* v$ M: t( G3 d- b8 u- ]Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.9 m3 ]7 Z N( j; N
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes; m$ I H c9 Q ?8 G
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Japanese aircraft4 o7 h' e; R- b" t: R
no flights( F, f! [' Q' C6 g* F, _( W
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Allied aircraft( L/ r/ Y. V' }. L) ^, x
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
% W/ F& l5 P' l* a7 c% e( Q SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
( v1 p9 q; m2 w9 A TBF-1 Avenger x 39% W2 C3 W" u7 p0 }( a9 {
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Japanese aircraft losses! E. s& v( D+ n! f" p5 W* Q
No Japanese losses& Z; S" P' C2 s! ^ T
; W$ k6 u; L. C1 Y; j5 a9 mAllied aircraft losses, ~0 R- f: s# p. j c7 R2 n4 F
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
5 b; ~. S/ {' p+ s% ~2 d$ D+ N. R6 c TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships$ }7 A5 r, |( J |
CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire& u4 S3 i# z8 b
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk% ~( T9 j7 N" W1 f
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage/ x6 N1 Q% u/ K8 S' \* F9 ~7 [4 K
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk, B* ^# r" Z; ~7 f$ |4 o" Y
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