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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉* }2 O! Y$ I) c
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards. Z! V, `( t+ i9 J
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Allied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
& \ V7 m! k# p/ u& }6 kNo Allied losses3 f. F7 ~" r' {9 p, F, f* `
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, w' e/ u& \( J) o$ n" R CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire# p; @; n% O& |' Y& z8 j& _! v
CA Aoba
s2 b( q9 S- r6 S CA Kinugasa3 _8 L$ ^- u4 B0 o
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4. `: d- t k! R" R$ M$ H) ~2 u
CA Kako1 u/ r1 i% T" |3 w/ v+ Z5 D
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
( y g1 _' u: N" X8 _9 Y7 p CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6! \$ ?3 N, c% ]# b+ d) j
CL Yubari8 |' ~( V0 I7 o) h# }+ T
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6 l4 m2 P+ r: f2 }2 h5 l CA Salt Lake City& _& p- h* h: i) ~' v5 |6 N# n
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk9 [+ J, b9 t: Q7 V6 |
DD Grayson
5 H9 m0 o3 v" A" L. _ DD Monssen4 L q$ _& ]6 V+ N0 U( V0 ]8 z
DD Aaron Ward
3 }; h, Y% U9 r+ h$ M DD Laffey& a/ Z: l _9 Y
DD Farenholt
9 ?3 h! B( G$ F6 c: u3 A DD Maury
: E& f. b! w9 D4 q1 F# q* d DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 T0 G% v1 j) k) i" X' q) M DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
4 L0 }; |0 D, { ]% [ DD Stack
, Z& D Y" z y! H" C" H; k. {6 H7 \ DD Sterett, Shell hits 1
" E: r. C4 D6 y/ ^ DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight8 Z% }6 y6 h2 r
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
# `; h4 u' w& I1 Z, O" _* f$ X- tRange closes to 20,000 yards...8 Q3 X& f! |7 c2 Z, @2 W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
3 H# m: r W" P. ^2 fRange closes to 8,000 yards...
9 r( t8 d- h s @+ t4 w! ZCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
6 F% }2 _1 F' O$ g) mRange closes to 5,000 yards...
u) q, G2 W2 s8 aRange closes to 3,000 yards...: b7 R0 C: N" p
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
6 Y: b6 T7 l3 H' D) TScott, N. crosses the 'T'
/ n/ X9 u$ a( ?/ VCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
. s. G# c% h8 g% ~& L1 `, JCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
5 g) A' _6 D, iDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
- M1 a' y9 D$ |' C2 FCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
( z% l& j0 Z4 A& N8 fCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
9 b, h9 M' i B! ~Range increases to 2,000 yards
; B* d. P% m5 a \' v- |, Y# v& @DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards" k3 @+ C# J. Z; ?9 y7 Q- B+ p% h6 a+ W
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
2 l k7 f) i7 ^6 {5 l* `DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards" \! Z$ r% ?$ Q7 O K+ T5 H& [
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
' r" U) T& l7 F1 t- r, GDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
" I0 B" S% I: U2 a. D1 X1 _CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards8 i7 ~& f7 ?( o6 T* T2 B0 n
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards* H/ @; z& ]4 b2 h4 L! m. x
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards0 T! A; G) n o+ {5 ?
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
9 I' X" c) o; N6 \/ O5 hRange increases to 6,000 yards' K& Q d/ ^" ?4 u
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 8 [( m* D/ _% e& `
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
% }2 L& H! C5 i9 h9 i. G' d, wCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
8 t# e% v" e1 { _! ^: DCL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards; A+ P& n7 E: A4 U$ D* L
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards3 u( C6 @2 G( U# Q& Y" T/ S
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards4 Z! W4 j1 T+ t0 X1 ^6 \
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
. h; b8 Q: e- |6 R' `3 N5 f8 eCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards* W( }" Q* I8 T; X" r# b1 o3 q
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards- u5 B- ^5 r( ?, c/ F; s' s/ v
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
0 O( p v4 `8 z8 h0 z# pTask forces break off... V& s6 V, d( n9 r" ^( G
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2 \2 L$ m9 \/ Z) F, H! oNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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' w* w3 u# k( o6 n' Z! a: L+ f CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
9 Z3 q+ W! k! |* x* n CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire! } v1 ?, [! `/ ?
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
0 v6 I! s3 _0 q- W( Y5 y5 G8 k CA Kako, Shell hits 12 R( a& k! o: R+ f
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
4 K" a5 V0 K# {+ ~9 q& ^$ @ CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire" o: u2 W( `1 x: }! f+ e
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships! s9 A/ P4 \6 h+ T# ?
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
* n; U! @3 S9 z CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
5 j3 d4 y) s/ x6 P( b CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage0 L- \& ]' e3 s: H8 ^& d
DD Mugford
1 k! O# b6 X. A, b/ z DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 26 U# R6 z+ Q. g
DD Patterson/ M4 V& ~7 q/ _( X! O. R
DD Jarvis
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6 [- S0 U- G2 k. ?2 q/ S9 RReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
- a: o5 E7 S3 A* |Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
5 \. c8 |4 E# y: T2 B& i" bRange closes to 20,000 yards...
' X9 I7 ?/ O' R3 q( ]/ ~2 I. B) u% P/ c1 xRange closes to 14,000 yards...
; @4 Z5 z& V" T- {Range closes to 8,000 yards...
: ~9 V" X& \+ G, z/ U) bRange closes to 4,000 yards...% d k a- s3 ^: S2 g8 R
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
9 H1 z f2 d) w$ {CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards4 v' Z; c. z4 }' o
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards7 ^9 R- W/ ^5 ~4 C9 t+ h5 l
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'
6 m' I( b0 m* ]/ ~1 eCA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards4 ~# u9 \/ D7 V% }4 F6 E
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
" I U s- B7 S. DCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards$ G6 ^- F$ g( Z; c1 F" T
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards; M% a: i) S5 a! I! f) o7 Q% P
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
: ^! k% B" J3 ]( B( u4 RCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards( J$ D/ d/ Z1 }5 ~/ h3 w7 S
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards7 ~; c8 r: f" e1 i
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
! o- i7 A9 v# a3 p* }* T+ ZCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards$ m1 M" |* U% e2 w4 ?/ Z2 i v0 A- O
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
2 M( ^: j. \9 w- YCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards: S) ?( \# u5 ]+ L4 u
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards& c5 ]( q- C, }8 Q1 K2 Z
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
- ^5 \9 D* u/ JCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards1 {0 C# ^! @ g: k
Range increases to 5,000 yards
$ V, U# H, N( n" `" l7 a. |CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards4 U& G" `% w" o% t3 X2 v
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 w7 [" j4 l2 L9 n/ C" y( UCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
2 y+ k" X$ f* T$ k: h* @7 dCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
9 p6 s' |3 F4 `8 h. |4 N+ CCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards
4 M' f8 \* g4 I% G& A% C: F. aDD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards
' z1 M" |/ f6 y4 i! pCL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
1 R/ {# |' x0 X) I; [6 t9 jRange increases to 8,000 yards
# ?+ \( {% ?! ^7 z* NCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards+ _- T" g$ t) p4 W7 q
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards/ I! e) X- D9 O
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
# \2 [( M( x% [- T6 U/ U' gCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
: h! v7 Q! d9 K3 v' u( Z. cCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards, k9 M; z3 v# F( Q' K7 C$ W# I
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
" A0 ^' |/ ^, ~7 X/ R( jRange increases to 9,000 yards. @/ o# `9 ~# q6 R
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
- c& V4 c8 s) H8 lCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards' m$ ]# N7 b4 m, V3 B& q5 J
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards0 O0 U" t/ W* _& I$ p" s1 @
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards- X+ P0 q: F2 Q( u' ~4 D
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards/ R1 o3 H( n! H
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards f$ U( J+ x+ N5 |3 v
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards. X# Q8 ?- P" W1 R1 H
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage E2 R9 u: G1 M6 F
Task forces break off...: q4 s7 r4 d. _7 Q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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0 f3 z5 _8 o! H* c. wJapanese Ships. J! v& B3 C) b B D9 {6 m
CA Aoba
5 ~; g8 |- i( a CA Kinugasa
# \5 i) C* f& \2 b9 p CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2
) Q1 k2 B. H ?: [& [ CA Kako, Shell hits 1# W. b" {8 l8 O: D
CL Tenryu& @. m7 {- \8 s W& ~& t9 n
CL Tatsuta; ?3 r0 C8 ^- ]
CL Yubari! j3 ?. |1 I8 \' c# e6 Z# U
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) C8 I) D7 ^: [6 G# Q' \ DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk! y S+ S9 ~( [* x7 `# V
DD Balch
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+ ~- \2 F: a; D6 c7 A7 _ uReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
' g' R* C3 s4 o0 p9 oMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
* g. O" K1 N+ }, K0 N9 MRange closes to 24,000 yards...3 p& t, W4 O# c! G* J& P
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
; l9 k" k/ }* m! e$ R" SRange closes to 20,000 yards...0 ~2 g* h) m% K8 v3 D
Range closes to 18,000 yards...) X% @5 p( E. A' `# H/ ^, i
Range closes to 16,000 yards...& X: b& Z7 v) c- c! Y$ P; L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
y: K. c. v, ^; A+ A3 p% Z; ^' A6 |- f4 dRange closes to 12,000 yards...' u+ W5 L. ?3 W* Q7 a& a
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
0 j* L; `- T* iRange closes to 10,000 yards...
# n4 Z: Q0 V! j& P g+ G, pRange closes to 9,000 yards...
9 I; j3 y% H4 K7 t% [' JRange closes to 8,000 yards...
; T! c6 F: \ q6 e" z. c5 G2 d9 ECONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
. z' }4 w) |5 p- n' fRange closes to 7,000 yards...
d8 g/ h/ o8 v \. KRange closes to 6,000 yards...6 c) t K) @: g. Q2 i0 S8 Z
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
6 e6 C0 t# L5 F: }) C1 DCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
& h+ P* f3 e) y2 U% \0 U& Q4 C* [! [Range increases to 7,000 yards% Z g, y1 H9 W, v) l3 ~3 q. C
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
# b* u1 M0 a8 x" K) o8 _Range closes to 6,000 yards, w3 b, A0 S3 \
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
8 x, Q* w: W2 F2 h& D) [; _CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
2 A! b9 D2 i9 OCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
# j/ y6 D+ f7 o% M& F3 NDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
# N8 Z# F9 b2 p* p- q- N' ORange closes to 4,000 yards
( y# ~7 Z' n* j. T) N2 l( [' V) wCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards a6 a/ W" l9 V0 _" i
Range increases to 7,000 yards
: i: b; b# }9 Y& M# p; `( YCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards2 E6 \; L% c/ E
Range increases to 11,000 yards9 G2 |7 ^3 U. d% Q# z: ~6 Q
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
* {9 f$ h3 L7 O. w; e7 ^Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
2 w6 D3 o. d3 I/ [Task forces break off...$ |* P# F; t( u$ u& e5 {8 Y( N
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 n* h- [: L. X7 z CA Aoba2 |# s4 _. O( z+ m
CA Kinugasa
7 [0 J2 ^6 w$ A7 C p& m5 ? CA Furutaka; _- v+ G! m, x& ?; P* W1 j
CA Kako, Shell hits 1, k$ q8 Z# y1 _ R3 k, {1 B9 Y
CL Tenryu
4 d, j& j0 f9 d E CL Tatsuta* F& W2 n8 H: \2 @) V C3 W
CL Yubari {4 ^- E( L- C$ ?2 i2 m
/ b+ P( l( d. n0 ]4 vAllied Ships* f- j) t v8 F' d. S6 ?/ S
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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7 F$ h$ ]) T$ C7 zReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight, Z- D% V9 x5 i0 i0 c* i' H+ d0 p2 D
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards, c: D: M7 U0 H4 O+ a
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
% m' m" t9 O4 x7 ]CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards K& ^0 n3 a- x5 Q3 G5 r; R+ p9 O
Range closes to 22,000 yards...) ]4 X$ N) h& f0 |; D# W6 V# R! d+ G
Range closes to 20,000 yards...- P5 ?7 _/ o' g) K- n0 g
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 ~5 M* R5 o1 {3 E
Range closes to 16,000 yards...
9 W1 h/ ~8 u$ C+ ]6 QRange closes to 14,000 yards...+ g P, { c e. H0 t; r' I
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
* u% G* c0 m- ^5 K) FRange closes to 11,000 yards...% Z9 [# D& I1 f
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
7 Y8 N- `' u& \1 q1 SRange closes to 9,000 yards...
1 G& n% o# R$ lRange closes to 8,000 yards...
* u, r" y z; R( O% |- xRange closes to 7,000 yards...
. x) q% e9 s, R) {1 w L" H- ZRange closes to 6,000 yards...% Q4 M' v9 ^ C6 Z8 \4 C
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
2 Y0 q2 X% q) r& l; RRange closes to 4,000 yards...
2 f/ g9 e* b7 B4 ]" aRange closes to 3,000 yards...
7 W0 K" l7 ^6 ^4 P' [0 Q; z% j: q4 aCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards w" U7 W' C4 b' [0 Y/ r/ c8 r
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards4 D" i+ k% H; `
Range increases to 4,000 yards
9 F8 P& M. E+ R- HCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
1 q; y7 H& a7 B ^" z8 \CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
1 y" H3 D8 ]' _/ d4 [/ G& q! SRange increases to 5,000 yards# V5 n# }7 f, c- N" h
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
6 p' e: t. v$ O6 A) S* GRange increases to 9,000 yards9 a9 J, A; I/ y9 v0 f. R
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards" t- D9 {/ y0 u7 ?8 I
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape8 q* X ?+ K, O* M+ `5 H6 {
Task forces break off...
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9 K) ^1 t* I* a. h- j; T, E" g) MNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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; {+ D+ g) }3 A CA Aoba9 a4 }2 N2 B2 W( [7 ~7 {. [) G: v
CA Kinugasa6 Z% x8 }/ k, D: d0 ~
CA Furutaka9 z0 n3 n2 n: `# O! k x& p; W* l
CA Kako9 a1 n5 T' w# B, h, Q+ ^! x+ Y4 a
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
" ?+ J1 E p% o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
! L4 r0 b$ g: i! R! i3 T. a CL Yubari
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3 @9 \( v/ A' W, W APD Colhoun
]# J( j, S5 t# w4 C APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
) e# C4 p. \$ _% H DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
" @8 f8 C8 N* o, w! O! x8 z DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage8 ]& M' O7 b( _
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
" J, y8 f9 p4 t; L" o AP Harris% E# u" D8 }. T- w- N
AP Zeilin
& k/ m" N# Z& h. }1 c4 _& ` AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage8 p" O! m% f% v% Z5 u
AP Heywood9 S8 }1 Z9 v5 f% j: J: R, U
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
: ^5 T: K9 d; \8 r+ C/ ]+ Z AP President Bowen: _/ R1 {9 ]7 E8 q6 ]8 V' c- |
AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire% |0 ^& ]' P9 {$ S
xAP President Wilkerson
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Allied ground losses:
8 V: Y& U3 J- X) u, m5 J 105 casualties reported( g! T4 P3 ~6 ]4 c6 H1 J
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled9 q2 I# n0 g1 n1 Y
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled j8 m( S. J) s
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled' u& ?! `4 ]8 |
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!1 L4 a, d# q5 g4 [6 U' F: {9 y
Allied TF begins to get underway
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$ t9 _4 V _/ t& Y* c" xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards) f$ `) v) S: L/ P$ h
Range closes to 18,000 yards...$ e8 {* r8 q6 q2 A( z
Range closes to 13,000 yards...) }/ [6 E+ e0 q. |, j0 _9 X5 D
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
0 f( ]( A/ T, _1 \1 J, f5 c7 iRange closes to 5,000 yards...
9 T8 G0 m5 i0 f* o. M8 iRange closes to 3,000 yards...) Z1 @0 Q; h( o- ^. c$ _. K
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
9 I5 y9 u! U/ S3 \6 ZCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
; X; P* z9 ~9 }, n& S) tCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
4 A8 w9 ~; ]. L! n" S! S# TCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
+ v* m. K0 m" J8 {1 n, H' uCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards3 f f$ H* j, G
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
2 o" u9 U7 C" ~* ^$ [0 E2 }' j! H' _CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards$ K. K& y, g! h' D! l# j
CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards4 R$ z6 J. \# B% z
Range increases to 2,000 yards# e+ ~0 ]. Z s# p
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
, I6 i5 k0 ]) J) A, C9 f+ WCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
: U* m7 g1 K5 U, YCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards, Q P, r; \( e- z
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards* ]; d8 e6 {. m, i& h# a3 r' ^" j1 T; ?
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards5 g- W/ x% z7 v8 G6 L( @
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards5 q: z! w9 B! a8 `8 `" t& {6 g
Range increases to 4,000 yards) r9 J* g* r G$ b0 g: w
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards- V" C4 z5 l) x, R! X# R, v
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards. f8 B& ?1 b+ Q$ L: C! O& V
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
: B& w3 @8 t5 v& `7 } r5 bCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards4 U. N! F9 u; }( x. @/ K" k3 R
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards" ^0 g1 j/ b1 a/ u2 U1 f+ q# U
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards) K9 l8 N# [: P1 _3 } b( f" [
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards I: V# {/ H" `$ {, G
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape( \9 W6 ]2 D5 F* n
Task forces break off...: q1 M- W3 S. U3 S
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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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0 C3 {3 I8 X; ~: Y" LRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
* t. h0 {& W& wEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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no flights# ]8 J4 F8 |$ _7 X
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Allied aircraft% L9 J$ J# F+ Q& P1 o/ ~' C9 O T3 {
F4F-4 Wildcat x 8
. M4 d7 {9 F; _0 k& s SBD-3 Dauntless x 82
. U- H6 f9 d8 }+ B* ~) Y" x2 Z TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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+ l" m" ?! S( T) CNo Japanese losses7 i Y. p4 o0 w+ R% }
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Allied aircraft losses3 }- `7 d j! p: t- t/ M- w
SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) I, n( s9 i. A% n3 o* T, V# H
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( F+ q- g% k3 _ CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire. M1 s: u3 Y9 [( ^3 E( g
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
; z3 i6 w6 c6 R" G+ O0 I CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage* E, f5 v3 R2 `/ S: r' `0 }3 G
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk8 m% x- B3 e& v: H2 |9 S4 f6 h
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