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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉5 p" v; \" g1 Z5 v# U; t
Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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$ j+ W! w! L+ A! u; GAllied aircraft
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Allied aircraft losses
9 [( o) ^, s, w! ONo Allied losses; i+ @1 S2 P+ z) P: r
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& c6 ~- U7 Z, _3 d CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire& c5 R ^( R" B
CA Aoba
1 W3 @0 ^+ A0 F8 n9 H CA Kinugasa
% t" Q6 Z# o% R9 _. x; J& k: D3 o1 K CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4/ v" q8 `- J, C7 ~
CA Kako+ D! n9 \, w. }; t
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
' n6 U8 g$ g3 q$ I/ l. ?" ? CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6% a' z- l/ V( A$ V* t
CL Yubari( T+ y+ w$ N& O
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CA Salt Lake City+ O$ `3 M. z/ o; A
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk8 }8 U( |9 O0 r4 I; e+ ]
DD Grayson, ~, }% p* f& ~4 R
DD Monssen
$ P% V7 A6 s8 v5 K DD Aaron Ward
% U6 O: u( s% c DD Laffey
3 p4 j) q, o8 {. r) X) d S: z& W! i DD Farenholt
# X! U6 D- m" j- k DD Maury* R4 X8 B1 z k5 D
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage. F9 a/ S$ n, M1 R' `2 l$ n$ g& A- L4 R
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
- f6 B$ k1 J& L) E DD Stack' s- x, Z( N- F7 d+ E
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1/ W0 a7 _/ m0 m4 o4 C+ q I2 B
DD Balch
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3 A, f, L3 `+ Q& K" `5 t' o8 ?5 M! D1 ^Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
; R" a( x3 c- P& x; y4 Y3 @Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! L/ t7 u0 w+ G T& E' ERange closes to 20,000 yards...; T; ^" L J% S Y& |
Range closes to 14,000 yards...$ o5 Y( `& Y+ a9 \. K( S
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
s/ Q) D) Y+ Z. b! p# N; W" TCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards [5 A! x3 [/ B. r- B4 u
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
7 _/ V- L5 f$ E. ?Range closes to 3,000 yards...
$ @, p/ J3 F$ ]) O I6 CRange closes to 1,000 yards...( D$ K% j# e9 Y5 K, D
Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
% y0 M/ W$ S3 I, @/ ACA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
& e+ l5 j/ w0 e& E2 g% @$ FCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
; A; w! w. I- _: dDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards& W4 T1 A1 O' ~: t+ D/ H0 X
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards. f* `! Z& u8 \: B2 ~
CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
6 M3 y8 l8 Z$ @" b9 K! _Range increases to 2,000 yards' m* R/ \' k* Y* _1 v6 L6 D
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards8 M, ^- {% k J4 O; C) W
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
. x9 D5 ^% O. y) T% IDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
! [/ L% O2 J( oCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
" ^% b6 x- V9 w' V1 m' rDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
4 D y( H4 n0 a4 N& E: sCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards3 N# m# U4 h$ g6 {8 w* m( H
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards
+ s" A# l/ n# Z: QCL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
; C! j: p4 A: `( |& \CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards7 l6 m. @& s7 Y6 s, x2 }0 X, f. E
Range increases to 6,000 yards; o( N& |# V# u6 F
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
# K( K+ w) A4 `2 g. ]6 j3 b0 wCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards3 V7 H! |4 }1 \ K0 z5 S
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards
; W5 c: q/ \$ a( ACL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
b! Q' s& J/ w: j0 d6 O+ i- I. o3 YCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
1 ]+ @+ l9 _4 ]' X' w1 UCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards
4 v1 y8 M- U, K# y) E. GCL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards0 f/ k1 {; N* D u. h
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
; n( A; a. M( K0 `8 j+ D% |CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards# }+ [% q. [2 P9 B' ~4 l: Y
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
; q0 u s% ?1 ^5 k( @1 pTask forces break off...5 s% C$ x) ]2 t* N% |; c. z. a9 x
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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+ T0 }7 Z) z. E6 n% U( B8 ]. K CA Aoba, Shell hits 26 B, q% _5 ^4 R$ [; E- F. z, F' P( x
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire. Y8 I2 y. M; D4 [: a1 i5 t
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
" q6 H- I: O7 r0 O, }: C CA Kako, Shell hits 1
+ n* F4 y4 `0 b9 i( H CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire( Q5 a1 T4 j4 }9 X
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
7 J& D$ u# B+ L2 Z! m! m CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships' `" |* J4 q% @+ d. ~# o
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
: ^% ~! H2 t/ Q CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
/ x9 o/ ~: c6 T' h5 M/ o# q7 F CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage/ l) c! Z5 L( H: Y4 h
DD Mugford) _8 k M" [/ w5 R/ W! h8 r
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2* j# ~) P2 | U+ u( y
DD Patterson
7 E! @* N& S, w8 y7 R1 ^4 t. [ DD Jarvis9 | U1 x) W1 I6 d" M
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- x4 _# V' R; Y8 xReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
1 a6 a9 f* b8 [( C- \6 KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards( J% }( C: e- {$ Z1 W8 g& V) m3 A
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
9 C' Z# ~# B4 B9 i# s6 x) VRange closes to 14,000 yards...- L1 e9 @& `1 z# d2 G; ^8 f
Range closes to 8,000 yards...1 G" C K6 N- Y1 B6 z
Range closes to 4,000 yards...( G( h. u+ Q* K0 |: K; l0 Q
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
, T. V* W% W( [2 @7 c! Y, fCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards7 l8 k1 l. a! x" D
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards' |6 a* E/ T1 Y8 |0 O9 X. a+ u3 U
Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'# G% o: R, \( ?8 a8 u0 K0 [
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards" }3 t& ?3 x- {" A& d/ o! a& E
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
& E& B- N3 I: e& K9 gCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards; n9 C+ b( R$ p7 x' q
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards ^/ s5 B! ?2 y: o" t8 {
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards4 r* m2 b1 f, |
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
9 e4 J, _' v' b( @) R* j" ]7 CCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards
" p; b) h4 P- _ p% W& Y; HCA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards! \5 J8 E& p# K' j5 M9 D3 ~9 f
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards0 }1 K4 g8 g8 h/ F! A& J
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
6 T+ c0 a* c% a7 LCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
- r U* J; b; [: e! jCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
" c; W3 _7 y, N( R5 x! JCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
! ~/ H9 Z: I; y! a% A6 q9 vCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards9 e+ H8 A; a* f3 H* |) N' ]: @
Range increases to 5,000 yards M6 q" P+ |! K* l" G
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards6 j! h" E4 A6 T
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
{4 M9 O$ n W! S" FCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards) i" ^% |8 _3 H2 y3 N( x9 Z) ?" T
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
1 ^% N3 i6 G9 o4 a& QCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards# @! y- _; t! W' D; s- ]: U4 N
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards6 t" \; o/ p6 B( M9 s
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards* B/ T$ \" m2 M; W1 k- _/ p5 X% }
Range increases to 8,000 yards, J1 i9 M- v; ^ ~& A4 R
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards0 Q% o" d L8 K* z
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards3 n5 q/ A# m* |/ x+ |
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
9 L1 ~: H, G) b. ~; L& p! [9 }CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards( y* n% L, b6 K' p! _" M6 m
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
, {' o9 x6 E# k9 V# b& {6 e3 C* `CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
5 r/ G& X/ }( y' lRange increases to 9,000 yards
) e& b2 z& {# z6 o: o3 l5 U7 I9 qCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
- h- l( t1 k/ g! e* TCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards9 J8 V" |' n9 ^' X+ _" h
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
, p+ I( r W" \# a8 P* A7 a: R4 K3 uCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
/ a6 E) w0 x' K3 BCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards8 ?, P! J# @0 [# `, i9 x
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards$ n! \: d0 k0 \1 B1 G; g
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
, m$ T" \5 L1 T- ~: p8 ?Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage9 M/ n% u9 g0 ]8 x z
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
0 R6 t5 y! t j CA Aoba6 F) T( b7 g9 N5 m) j
CA Kinugasa" n1 \, y j0 j
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 24 r8 K9 l- u6 V3 J7 U
CA Kako, Shell hits 14 K1 _7 w. ~" [. }
CL Tenryu$ D. q. N4 M0 d H- }/ a
CL Tatsuta8 U7 x: W8 Q4 @/ x6 Q
CL Yubari- U2 P6 _4 z" n
1 |5 L$ {/ m3 Z, J3 w F! vAllied Ships
3 q4 @# R2 y+ Q# G: t DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk2 U. s2 M: p& A* `7 l. T8 ], h
DD Balch
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 R0 M3 C. a/ L; [8 {- m8 O
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
v2 @; N1 B* y( K1 q# u& pRange closes to 24,000 yards...% i/ S4 v0 q7 p
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
* y8 u1 w) ~/ C3 WRange closes to 20,000 yards...- I) @: j& J3 g6 P7 V7 Q9 {
Range closes to 18,000 yards...1 J9 j! [- [( E/ r( h, E
Range closes to 16,000 yards...2 m C4 R& j2 k% o4 E: c% Q W: W
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
( c; _4 i4 @4 A) Y0 ORange closes to 12,000 yards...
0 [0 Q9 C+ ]9 y; j; g8 t$ L* w+ GRange closes to 11,000 yards...- |- N, N" d) Q; G
Range closes to 10,000 yards...3 P2 M5 w7 z* x+ H
Range closes to 9,000 yards..., R& @6 n7 @; j- `2 W
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
* F6 U0 V g( u" a. lCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards% P6 B; W. K' }' c% N0 _ k3 }' `
Range closes to 7,000 yards...
% }1 d! V1 \) Z) T( eRange closes to 6,000 yards...
. }9 L) w* l4 n vCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards
) i3 m+ c) C- ECONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
( Z' I2 z7 ?. X3 ARange increases to 7,000 yards+ u0 G3 n! V" o2 R% b
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards
1 N+ s d3 e$ s' g. gRange closes to 6,000 yards' u# x7 X/ X0 A: t0 _2 Z- n
CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
& D# x6 {# B( i$ H' K7 g& R1 ]CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
0 o) L0 T( c. I; K' j3 h5 Q ~CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
$ N! t Y0 J$ pDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards
6 k0 ?9 h2 V; t1 n, A! K" rRange closes to 4,000 yards! |1 q! Z. I) d/ m
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
M% T% `$ _' M" nRange increases to 7,000 yards
4 l H. Z4 q6 [CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards: f, n0 D# p& X
Range increases to 11,000 yards7 I+ w9 i+ W, R+ l% I1 {2 a
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
+ u: C; }; J- u4 L/ ~4 f, lAllied Task Force Manages to Escape+ J9 m3 q J, O m6 j: M
Task forces break off...; D5 A8 ~; U* D: {, k
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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# k* f# b- Z7 g% n3 \ l0 xJapanese Ships* O% o! _2 F. B' u5 j* N$ s3 F) l
CA Aoba
5 F+ g l" ~* K# ~ CA Kinugasa/ g" I% z: k0 h- U0 F8 J3 N1 B
CA Furutaka) u6 [1 J5 O; u4 @. R* K
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
& X' l$ h0 W4 \; Y8 y CL Tenryu) ?, ^. Z Q9 e9 ^$ z* d
CL Tatsuta& u; B K; g, D" ^, R' p& E7 j# ^& f
CL Yubari* p) ? o7 y0 z' }; d1 ^1 y
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Allied Ships
. |8 c3 u4 Z8 {0 D$ B8 j DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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7 S; `) U- G3 ?1 F$ `! \ IReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
: j; `( E: j4 w) {Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards7 R7 k9 S" v- l7 t0 j
Range closes to 24,000 yards..." z/ G1 c. h. F9 c
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards& h9 _: Q, D! @0 N- J3 q% X5 Q& j7 a
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
) J( u5 U% R' F, o( tRange closes to 20,000 yards...
& G W: Z9 u! s) N6 RRange closes to 18,000 yards..." b# p# ?/ i7 V+ c! o4 L9 @
Range closes to 16,000 yards..., ]; [' d. B; `2 V
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
9 F& i3 j1 W* P& Z8 ~" [6 h8 URange closes to 12,000 yards...: F. S+ \/ u& I: h4 Y: o4 _
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
, T( I. m d5 I( ]; l* D8 MRange closes to 10,000 yards...- i" ? K) I# ]/ l
Range closes to 9,000 yards...4 i4 m9 L/ e* ^9 @; _7 c* q5 \3 h) o9 \
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
- ]. }7 v9 a* U- e* ?6 `$ IRange closes to 7,000 yards...# s% _8 E2 M/ ], p7 F6 ^
Range closes to 6,000 yards.../ S- J/ r6 j$ j5 m6 }& I
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
# z% i: g2 k9 f) t; MRange closes to 4,000 yards...
( U" ^( t7 G; ^- \: t6 |2 K: Q/ {Range closes to 3,000 yards...
" D; O8 F2 E3 N* n- cCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
, P( B' \4 \( z& _2 ~CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards ]+ z- i% f; W, j% ~
Range increases to 4,000 yards
: j9 O' | H! R: @CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards+ A2 ]: q7 u' {0 W
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards% u$ y7 I! y1 i% E
Range increases to 5,000 yards
2 R0 _* Q2 `% ZCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards6 y0 t, X4 s. t6 r4 X
Range increases to 9,000 yards
# G7 T0 O4 h G/ f G& g9 C( Y$ YCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
3 R8 \5 T2 J" S+ p! C+ ZAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
. s, O6 e4 S3 @" U' t. g0 m- ?Task forces break off...
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5 i0 K0 d" n5 u( z" T9 _& mNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Japanese Ships
; w- T4 |( I% l+ e# A: n# M CA Aoba! z! C+ M/ x3 P: E: d8 P" |7 [
CA Kinugasa( _ a6 ^6 @! f9 ]" i1 ` P
CA Furutaka
- a6 ]: m; ^' q CA Kako
% G. ~* M, a. B7 f CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire4 c2 i C4 J4 |/ e" u* y
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire
2 v9 F* q' @% j) e$ @1 i; e CL Yubari
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APD Colhoun
. A" w6 ~( w5 d. k; V9 u0 S APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire4 }/ O3 C, y! P2 S! d; L
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1
1 b# x r9 ?/ I1 ? DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
+ w4 S; f0 R+ J5 H% N' K, _4 Y AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires+ z- u) L( ~ N7 `3 i/ X
AP Harris6 a' O( |2 m( x8 `" E5 |* A3 x
AP Zeilin/ }( G; Y& A6 ~7 L
AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
" F0 _1 n H' j6 R% @ C) t9 ? N AP Heywood
1 O3 \ P9 d- ~. A% h AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
& m6 i7 ~% b! m B% Q AP President Bowen
) s3 ?' \% d& ^! I1 x AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
* ]. m) \! F" v ~7 `( D xAP President Wilkerson3 i9 a1 q) E- s) Z
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Allied ground losses:
+ a: {! _+ K4 B( d/ h) _$ l, q1 f 105 casualties reported
/ v# y% v$ R2 w* G Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
6 U. D$ V; W+ n Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled, |! _. P, Y, u, \* M7 @6 \$ `
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!5 B) s: I- f8 } W
Allied TF begins to get underway ?6 {/ s& ?6 S' l7 E* e. r+ R8 u* h
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight' [! U" r4 \6 S7 _4 R& N
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
* C5 ?7 K5 }1 w* G+ VRange closes to 18,000 yards.... G" H0 ^" H2 E( [
Range closes to 13,000 yards...; s Q# y& I, {) N( B3 W9 g! g) P! x
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' x ]& b0 S3 ]' x7 Q, gRange closes to 5,000 yards.../ m* @8 X3 E4 v- n& J
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
% b1 R8 u* ]: d0 A2 BRange closes to 1,000 yards...* M( m+ c- H2 Q% O& G) [/ h
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
% O7 Z) E# P/ [( uCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
0 i7 a! [! ~0 i# CCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards
; y: k2 M; G& ^7 z5 lCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
1 t$ p8 ~! [$ g) ]) g& r$ d. ?CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards/ v) [ P+ U+ e
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
# h+ ~' ?* P5 v& `CL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards) x: B. `: H" s/ ]& R$ r( r& E
Range increases to 2,000 yards0 _, W; t4 r3 r9 U% K. T
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards4 ], I# V: S* c% P! e) V% c9 s
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
- Y9 [, l! [3 t! O7 c8 }CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards+ A/ U' S4 z/ J& f
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards2 v% K4 z }7 p0 I: q2 O& T
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
% f$ f4 R: I) i ~. M" I: VCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards* H2 ]6 `! {3 x+ V" ^
Range increases to 4,000 yards4 W, \* P, m. r) T% A/ L
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards4 j C# j/ W: m' o( v$ h% y% {
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
& s. C* v* v' f4 t0 o# p# L2 S' e' WCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
0 L0 i! F( D" OCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards0 R( j! e. a* S. l, S+ p2 U+ L
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards9 @- }3 g' M" x) E8 |' f
CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards9 X+ S3 }3 z E+ w
CL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards) i! u+ Q9 Z6 n+ [7 z+ C/ y
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape; ^6 A- k V" c [" ?5 l
Task forces break off...! X# r8 t6 k- _4 B7 d h2 b
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R" k' w/ N4 ]第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
/ X+ w5 B. W9 M6 }; }万恶的58!!!! v1 t1 R' B2 ~) o& G% W' B$ v
Afternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134: ^% ~4 d- R; H2 s8 o) c
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Weather in hex: Clear sky
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
) k9 e1 [8 |) z/ pEstimated time to target is 12 minutes
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Japanese aircraft+ y/ M1 @6 G7 X/ p
no flights) ], ]8 k4 [/ E1 T. e8 n
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# p$ |, O& d- [+ E$ |- w5 aAllied aircraft
$ z, A2 K4 p- Y9 _ F4F-4 Wildcat x 8! `' F/ o# y, @, J5 b, Q Z9 h9 ^
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82! Y9 K7 d% ^( o) x
TBF-1 Avenger x 39. ]. J/ w9 {5 w
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2 m$ E: l) q1 \Japanese aircraft losses/ ~4 l2 W+ K* r7 r4 {2 S& Q
No Japanese losses! Q( L! E* r, S+ Y% ~
2 r$ _, U4 x( qAllied aircraft losses
: ?2 d+ O" D; S SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
/ e I+ T2 ~6 b0 n5 E2 X TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged% t# F* L, A4 U" K; p
9 i7 O* U) P. J# k6 I/ E8 @Japanese Ships
% s, w3 P+ C* A' m0 {# h CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire: n1 L4 a$ |. p3 w Q
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk1 ?2 s: Y+ X) e: }* U7 U( p
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
8 H$ b4 v) H5 i( g2 c CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk2 H- s( ^& `2 f: ?9 T+ n; M
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