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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
% D9 f W" w) _. ]7 f2 t1 zNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft1 _9 T0 ?' F+ d! o: ~" \
no flights3 j( p! J* c. t, |! a9 A; W0 m
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Allied aircraft losses( ~5 d' s# I8 [% O( X8 F- ?
No Allied losses5 e i, _; }6 \. U7 E6 Q- F
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Japanese Ships
# T0 V& F9 q. X' ]- ] CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire; R/ \: u! v$ j3 }
CA Aoba
2 Y- s- F l! r7 ~3 g& t8 g CA Kinugasa
5 e3 F0 m8 Q$ ^; H CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
' B; L5 O4 S8 n+ h CA Kako/ Y( X" ?6 {1 r( u" u' `4 m
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1" J2 @ t. b7 h% n, J
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
3 V( v- r- X# h0 K) b6 c3 @ CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
) ]; G+ B# z9 v/ [( w g8 G% i CA Salt Lake City
8 |; c: | q; N% T, J+ d) s CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
/ v: P3 I( X$ B1 w7 \ DD Grayson& P; J* b, }2 u N; r' ]9 G
DD Monssen
* T' Z% J/ n9 g: r DD Aaron Ward$ Q. @, q6 k5 i/ x% _
DD Laffey
# v+ [ L9 y7 O+ ~( ~ DD Farenholt
* [2 _/ G$ o* K% ]5 u$ |- |) } DD Maury# K% h" A3 k% k3 j' F! B
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage' L$ a( m. {- }2 s! w& ~/ C7 |$ N8 n
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire1 A% U! [2 S4 @! @# Z
DD Stack
+ b# {7 h$ m7 F" R: r7 I DD Sterett, Shell hits 1* R7 Z8 T' w9 [' J! c, r8 l% a
DD Balch% s) d1 X' m# `
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
% ^% f9 x5 ?1 G6 P) m3 ]Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
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& d# [( S' p% Z$ g" JRange closes to 14,000 yards...! v t5 G! P' a9 Z9 w' B( t
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) p' i" a) y( S5 G# y8 I8 y( MCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
/ `. o9 u2 ^! F$ x1 D! DRange closes to 5,000 yards...* w! X |: x* w, P
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
' S! y( o- D% P& l9 y, vRange closes to 1,000 yards.../ L& T9 s, N: T0 a2 b1 n4 r% V
Scott, N. crosses the 'T': J; |) C; [' r; j- t
CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards- w( F% k0 h9 a3 ^) `) \ D8 I
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards# P& Q: t N9 n2 k4 g) F
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
& z7 U& A4 c% B+ y6 gCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
P4 ^6 @, `% FCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards# B# [1 n& Y& D. |5 g
Range increases to 2,000 yards
; \8 b1 ]' W3 p G9 i: r1 bDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
! _5 u2 I( m M6 C k, HCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
8 x3 v/ P+ Y: h2 `' qDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
2 @7 K0 P! i+ o! S0 ]5 D/ N5 sCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
; A8 W+ x" [5 }5 O2 R) @DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
' A# a' v; B5 b( ]* dCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards8 \3 [7 D9 U6 Q4 @: G
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
5 p g* b4 f7 b1 o) @5 y+ H7 H2 ^CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
7 X8 e$ C. ~/ g8 {/ p7 m3 E# RCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
C# y6 p) B% H" S8 CRange increases to 6,000 yards
7 S% ?" E% r& a( g/ }, [DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 . C1 W6 I- d. W3 f; n+ i% F
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
: U: q7 f/ l; ~. x2 VCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
% s, q( W! e4 b1 w1 q& O& JCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
+ R) k' g, ?& NCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
) t- N/ B6 M0 H3 h* _( u4 KCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards4 Y) q; }0 {3 K i- {- w
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards' I0 p; I# ]3 w, }7 q
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
2 ]3 w1 R5 Y% Y# ICA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards* S5 B$ l9 Q# O+ {7 B
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards8 s$ W$ w, i/ v; Z% y0 a$ Q
Task forces break off...
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1 H( L9 _: H' ^5 c0 A# SNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
5 O& d- _$ J) T9 m/ G% x7 r CA Aoba, Shell hits 2/ B% c; y2 q6 Z- [7 q' o6 n f( w
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
2 |3 K" M2 e: U CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
7 D( C% I) h1 M$ Z' i$ f CA Kako, Shell hits 16 w; Z6 g3 W, y4 z6 K! y$ o
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
; c- I) e2 J0 q4 o5 o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire2 j$ l6 p, U/ f3 Y( q
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships, R$ v. ~" \9 ?& q9 ]/ v! ]
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
7 y+ p& j6 P' F6 O4 j5 L) P CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
. P+ y8 q4 \" v4 h CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
, T5 w C4 R4 I* s8 ^) B DD Mugford
+ w) N0 [6 B( ], S2 ]! t DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
( e7 y2 U: I$ P; v5 M DD Patterson
0 d1 Q6 F" {5 ~! X DD Jarvis
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/ S# _# ?! H1 u0 l$ u1 m5 j$ {% O4 n5 VReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight( i L4 O5 M7 K1 ^7 l
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
- i9 r7 W$ g3 h5 v+ H$ J5 w5 n. RRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 T+ s# V7 B2 [+ X) E b
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
, l* M _+ v9 w! ?& CRange closes to 8,000 yards...5 P5 O$ L$ l4 B6 r, I
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
8 m! B( o/ v9 O7 y, w+ gRange closes to 2,000 yards...
. x% K2 I+ F/ mCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
* Y* u* K4 ~. |( b9 n( f7 ?CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards" v( O+ S4 O9 N( D" y7 \) d
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
/ n; s, q" O4 |5 e. e n9 [: M LCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
; {; X1 d9 c- b5 B7 RCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards, k9 {! j6 D1 N, k; M" W1 p
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
/ `- D, ^2 N8 U+ C/ t# dCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards$ {% ^6 E: Z4 p' j0 a
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
8 |3 Q1 w2 D3 d @7 c! qCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards, H% F# q4 Z {" U! I
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards5 e: g8 L, b3 ~5 N; Z7 Z; k* w% K
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& |5 F( Y' g+ i' b, nCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards y6 ?; p1 L4 y! G/ W/ r( A# [
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
2 v' I; I. A8 ~* y# W+ x3 s* j8 ~CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards; k0 V* p$ p' W+ n8 T
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards; g( p: i& |' _( X( \3 s8 v
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
4 _3 I5 J$ O" L$ r( r* F) `CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
, }0 s; e$ Q0 k' z. J2 ~# {* rRange increases to 5,000 yards
5 v8 h; p0 a2 P' D1 mCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards' C- U1 I! u2 Y I5 |. R
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards6 [/ i- J g( G; E3 }
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
, }( L$ w& A7 W9 TCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
: X9 j, w7 D9 h4 z! \CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards" u9 Z k: v: g/ B" n3 l
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards% |2 b0 E. E" w5 j
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
9 C$ R8 E8 D8 ORange increases to 8,000 yards
3 b4 ^1 e! v0 K* P. ICA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
5 P* X- P! A" u/ HCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
- K4 T G" z; m" j) M" z0 aCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards5 r ?7 b5 _, A3 @1 j2 X
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards3 s' |: ?8 H% j; D3 K% d
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards8 X- M$ Q# }- U6 j9 a) l
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards. b6 m+ P; ^' d) Q7 O
Range increases to 9,000 yards/ r7 n5 }/ V9 ^$ \) w3 M+ G' s; L
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
! o' f F- J2 q' U+ _* N/ M) w" d- QCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
% O; U$ {6 J7 @ M2 w: @2 c' ~0 KCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards: Z, P0 j! t( f/ a0 }8 f/ H
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards" S0 U" q! G9 [: }1 H9 r/ M
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
* ~+ R8 i; ~& p; |CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards* ~. r& O6 S& S" \8 y
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
/ |4 p# A! x7 I# w* c8 x0 F( ]4 iCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage$ ~( P8 i7 m% u
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards, O$ R4 i" e$ \7 K$ `' q- H: c0 D' r2 n
9 l0 f+ E' j7 g+ N3 q& `" d! fJapanese Ships
7 j+ I) H* ]# U+ F" \5 ~ CA Aoba* B/ |' ?! ?- |& D( o- g
CA Kinugasa
! ^3 c, q, k1 x$ M9 A% U0 k+ O CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
$ U3 o$ Y$ r4 P' o6 M& z6 p CA Kako, Shell hits 1
c* j* E, [1 I: _ CL Tenryu
% d; [2 w6 F: i0 N' t CL Tatsuta8 e7 A" g$ ?, c4 `* t0 u1 ]$ }
CL Yubari0 M% ?( E! H) L4 v9 C
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6 @- {( ^$ P: u2 T1 ~ DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk# d' k; m, U0 \6 j% x& b
DD Balch# m# ]8 Z& s7 X+ ~
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
7 }' P- [9 @$ a1 P5 oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards) D( r* K$ [. W8 f' H( y, x
Range closes to 24,000 yards...9 |! B( J$ `4 N2 S6 r
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
6 y$ b/ `) Q. U1 U$ _8 p) O0 }Range closes to 20,000 yards...
# t s1 ]1 Z0 mRange closes to 18,000 yards...
# y- n+ P- f) VRange closes to 16,000 yards...
" ?, M! w p9 bRange closes to 14,000 yards...# J* j9 H/ p9 s3 r _$ q& [9 \: Z
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 G# }' |+ V) E# x+ GRange closes to 11,000 yards...
D# M) A: g- j: y1 g8 JRange closes to 10,000 yards...
r+ ^. [( ~2 B- V0 R4 URange closes to 9,000 yards.... X+ c3 k" ]& W' f' L
Range closes to 8,000 yards...0 z2 n. w' {6 G- {8 E
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
% ^* Z2 d! Q) fRange closes to 7,000 yards..." G3 L5 z9 L0 r6 j! F& V
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
& }) p. K" @( Z0 m; {CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
' R) [, U, S: A& d c* UCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
\2 U/ k' B! s2 J; {( w, h# ERange increases to 7,000 yards8 s& ?* e! |+ H# }4 \8 `
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
4 I* q% G" @2 cRange closes to 6,000 yards4 o v1 i8 ?5 T2 z/ I7 O3 G
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
) v! V! }; z% T! }1 x0 R0 `3 x2 E$ D! nCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
! u, K9 g! u9 q n kCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
& x* [3 @# `7 A- ^+ h" aDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards: f( Y2 X E8 X, \2 }3 \
Range closes to 4,000 yards
: D; L( z z5 [" s* GCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
# i+ h6 r; ^# u3 ~1 P& HRange increases to 7,000 yards. z& o/ y, H; E8 D; m
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards7 ^% C( P+ v2 u
Range increases to 11,000 yards4 i/ J1 W) O k/ |" E
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
( [; S! R; Q; `" q0 lAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
C; ]4 i# e% g8 DTask forces break off...+ C# N; g; a! W$ ~% O% l, u
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards# z8 J! w/ h# A" W e( L7 N. x
) i: B8 A, i, z) h* c2 e. k5 rJapanese Ships
5 P5 n* L/ D/ Z/ V CA Aoba0 ]3 }4 G+ U7 K) |' _* W( M. D
CA Kinugasa# o9 L; X) u0 D
CA Furutaka
; z& Q$ w4 i' I2 i+ f' f/ S7 V7 r: F CA Kako, Shell hits 1
1 [ `8 N8 a/ c! I CL Tenryu8 q8 ?% k' x+ A* c- Y9 |: w
CL Tatsuta
i/ Q1 R: |- D2 P CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
8 r0 f( e% w D+ g# y: x DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
9 S& ^ ~+ M! @, y$ K6 ]* bMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards9 h& S; o/ z3 F4 C
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: r2 M. @4 A |7 e7 @
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards' C) a. E& {* M1 t2 A
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
" B- e" F2 E) T: t% B3 a( j1 _Range closes to 20,000 yards...5 z& D% O; R! t8 H( G* w4 S
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
% `9 l% a$ e# m7 \. i4 S* KRange closes to 16,000 yards...
" h8 N4 {9 O3 P& v' DRange closes to 14,000 yards...
8 |/ v4 Z; f% E3 dRange closes to 12,000 yards...
+ l& i2 r& D* v* zRange closes to 11,000 yards...
0 P: p8 n% J/ ?4 C' MRange closes to 10,000 yards..., A( [ h+ m! [7 l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...( }8 A' q, C- r1 F1 {/ \
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." o, }" `* o4 O
Range closes to 7,000 yards..." G1 f$ P- E3 m4 V8 E, b! n/ l
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
( y, ~# q, N2 S' V2 HRange closes to 5,000 yards...
# d& F' p3 m9 X) W$ XRange closes to 4,000 yards...; x) Y9 f' o4 A: c; m+ \
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
+ K+ E2 }7 }+ j; Q2 {CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
# C0 c0 W3 T4 N( ^; U VCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
C& Q' T5 s" A( t( F) m( kRange increases to 4,000 yards
' L. O/ `: b7 z8 t$ D- Y! aCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
) q+ e- H7 g" [5 _. W8 JCL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
6 k- d Z$ }" {Range increases to 5,000 yards8 d# D) o) y$ ^/ P, M0 G# T
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
$ b# C* i! u$ A- ^8 d7 kRange increases to 9,000 yards
! m, K9 g I( H. o# |5 @1 Q5 WCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
6 d; `4 y1 u& ?) D+ z6 QAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
9 [9 k" f6 _( B0 y; l* A, ]Task forces break off...
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" M! O* F/ o3 v7 J$ V6 `Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards) J0 C9 C4 W* s' K5 M* `
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Japanese Ships
9 _2 R7 f1 d; ^% T- b% i5 @ CA Aoba
7 v4 u: f+ j$ |+ C& |( A CA Kinugasa& y# i! c6 M3 D. Q" E1 ?
CA Furutaka; j% r6 {* C& o3 E1 [5 H! ]
CA Kako+ Y; f+ F! `5 O- N2 c6 M8 O& x) k
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
! N% k) }) ~; |' S- X; \ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 S; k& K' i7 b) b" g" s CL Yubari) ^2 U/ J+ p( A; ?* i% A
3 V: o- I, s4 ^' h. }Allied Ships: ^ q+ p1 j4 ^# L ^2 ~
APD Colhoun# H7 }9 S4 j! V
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire5 ]- Z' A7 v- ~0 i
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1 e* w: O) B2 o3 B
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage! ~( n9 a1 i/ S/ M
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires( d& p( u2 c6 E7 N! D
AP Harris
4 {: M1 V, {9 g AP Zeilin3 V( o' c7 R9 L
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage$ w! U: c# N2 Y% e8 O
AP Heywood4 F* e, p- a) D
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire3 u& ~0 m" f2 d% g8 I- H$ E
AP President Bowen
5 Z5 W" o) s6 B+ Y6 i AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
* t6 \% u/ `0 |; C+ w, C xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled0 s) m+ ]1 @. M4 l
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled: c8 I; o6 P5 Q6 {2 H# n W9 C* E
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
& l3 `- a1 B. l# c; B" jAllied TF begins to get underway
5 {$ |; S) w4 z) W. J/ YReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight$ w. l% N% M' t N
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
. \1 P' J6 q) l7 r1 L9 U0 i5 ERange closes to 18,000 yards...
1 C ~) X9 D1 ~Range closes to 13,000 yards...# z( \, S+ @; f6 M! Z/ N0 ?- u
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
3 I+ e& x8 k# f+ Q2 H) i2 Y( R2 M6 SRange closes to 5,000 yards...
9 }) c3 K P* _7 |, r5 N" y. XRange closes to 3,000 yards... g4 c3 g$ H5 j9 W/ K9 [. W) {# p
Range closes to 1,000 yards...1 G, d: q( a; [7 I9 T! N O E5 m: |( Z+ J
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 s) U) m" G3 D- _6 c3 E* jCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards* z) z6 T+ O, K
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
P7 m) e6 J6 ?$ {( xCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
$ W4 p( q; j( Q" [" Z/ [ UCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards G- y+ f0 [; @9 l
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
: L8 v3 ], Q; r4 l1 j3 h hCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards* G+ s! p7 _6 a# e5 Q! o8 O5 V A o+ W
Range increases to 2,000 yards
7 `8 I* A: {* M' O3 s vCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards+ F6 j7 ^4 V, M, p, ?, D
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
, I, q0 U f k9 I* [CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards
' `0 y0 ?1 _1 j1 N+ uCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
, f- L* E) f! q6 KCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
* A1 i& W1 j$ H, D- W1 u1 ECL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards# P) U' L: _( X7 Y- U; ^
Range increases to 4,000 yards
- n# p! N" K9 F% u1 Y/ g- T3 h" yCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards( S3 j+ f* ]% O3 S& z L4 |
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
+ ~* U1 k6 d$ [- |! JCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
; H, q5 ?& b. Z5 ?- k! {CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards8 J; C2 I. t' x+ y# h2 y7 S
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
- g" D- }$ x; t2 o9 N! yCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards$ x9 E2 l( j' S3 w4 x! K, X
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards
! O6 W9 M% N0 \' S7 a) l0 P# jAllied Task Force Manages to Escape$ t; `; H- _5 W5 I
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第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
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Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
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Japanese aircraft& B" \) a% S& R* F* g% M8 A
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Allied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
3 t* H1 s5 [; ]3 W& {8 d7 R1 r3 V8 R TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses/ _$ e( n" O) M; }8 ?& \0 v6 O
# M5 ~- D- d" P2 j w) DAllied aircraft losses
, T7 ] B9 E9 z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
& y: U. O8 M3 G4 P9 m& f5 r TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged; {3 s" k& }. P
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* n: ~: i% }$ M9 W7 Y: h* J CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire; [( r) ?" B& G5 e; p
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
8 [* U4 l2 U7 _- E/ q, A$ G CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
. R# c' A6 J* ^0 g CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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