8月9号
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft$ I6 |/ e C6 K, P0 }% I5 \
no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
2 [" \8 b# C6 u# z8 DNo Allied losses
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Japanese Ships) w& q9 s: c# R1 \- S, H, M+ f
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire e8 K; D- P0 i4 X
CA Aoba
( D- T" A/ {# h4 C3 a4 M/ x' O CA Kinugasa
# I7 V1 m7 S- O CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
& j! a1 x- v/ D" a& g+ C: K CA Kako
4 }% V7 } C* L+ A. } CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1) z+ Y1 `: l2 n9 z
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6/ f# v% E: v6 e* O% W3 m' n
CL Yubari8 e/ J$ S, O9 ]2 C9 C. N
3 f3 }& W& o- U r3 \Allied Ships
5 j+ ~* O- O5 P3 p CA Salt Lake City
5 o1 m4 l$ B/ w CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk) Q, |3 ?! M0 z3 B6 d/ ]" w
DD Grayson
! i% `" b( }% D DD Monssen5 g+ K3 o( t' j" [
DD Aaron Ward' H) w% c) b) }
DD Laffey
) J: v! J5 I2 d6 S5 B* G+ Y* l DD Farenholt
N5 Z8 D# m1 A( F" H DD Maury1 Z# \, k" X: n1 Q4 N% x: i
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
) M- v9 ]. E( _ u7 z0 n DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire; R. e6 S7 G4 S7 u2 E, H3 `% D
DD Stack* s( B+ C* w' ~
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1/ ^2 H/ e" K' G8 M6 k
DD Balch! O0 N% c0 ~$ c5 `
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6 O+ x& Y$ F& K+ ?, HReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
# Q& j1 `- S; D7 _% xMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
! k c1 X7 y2 g' w- G. VRange closes to 20,000 yards...
; }' E& J# G! b% `Range closes to 14,000 yards... Y. O; o H r' Z: S' e
Range closes to 8,000 yards...7 c R- t; P8 H! d4 w6 |" n& ? q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards, u: t6 a- j0 J: y6 Y! C
Range closes to 5,000 yards.... X$ C: y7 T( i1 z' \8 h: l. d
Range closes to 3,000 yards...9 w- H+ ^( O6 L% D. F. @" N( A
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
: O5 J4 O9 h, I5 X8 u$ aScott, N. crosses the 'T'
. S) y4 r$ h$ a6 Y: ]* W5 R& |. y3 ^CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards
" f. a& ~' q+ S7 j& H0 MCA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards, ]: b9 p1 e6 ?* T9 Q" R
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards5 h0 W! E, N9 n: ~* i2 N* ]
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
9 R" v D) j' t/ UCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards
' w' z& S+ [2 ]. h) J! x7 H7 D! LRange increases to 2,000 yards$ |7 F8 [( V8 f
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
7 T, W' |) Q/ l& U; L6 \( iCA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards9 b* c( w# o3 D) D; o, h
DD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards7 V6 V" }# v0 `( b( m1 q; \0 U
CA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards" X( J/ d1 {8 }
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
! x( ]3 F/ }% j3 p9 ~4 Z S' WCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
% O4 o5 q3 T. B) D) F; cDD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards0 C7 G3 E% O" w: z" M# z
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards
' M2 z& ^) w$ o, XCA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards
" j# D, O7 h' H; sRange increases to 6,000 yards; z3 j/ S& b7 `. c
DD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 9 }0 C3 F u5 e8 P% l
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards& u* t2 Q }% L0 Q% w( @; J
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards. f3 _/ V& O/ p0 F2 s; C5 C
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards
6 ~3 H5 w: P7 p/ |1 j8 x' ~0 CCA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
9 J; Z5 i2 O0 _* j8 ^CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards! Y' D" y( L# x) h" d& @+ M# c
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
! y1 ^* r. _+ J* w& aCL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
8 t* I- F" P" K- F2 `) HCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards$ e% u) N3 }/ ^7 x/ b
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards* } L! t" {/ o9 c
Task forces break off...
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0 n) D( e( t0 Q7 v1 i! H( ONight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards; I- A u" Z# g: U3 p
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Japanese Ships
8 m7 L( A. w4 r! C CA Aoba, Shell hits 2+ m3 \" n H$ n# ]$ x
CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire
& N! i X5 C8 T# E+ N CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1
* r- B+ N3 @/ h* i1 E# u1 S CA Kako, Shell hits 1
4 L1 K' o- q8 e. K CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire% v# M: Y" }5 }7 T* O- N- ]
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire+ G, ?$ x2 S6 J( q: N; [+ i; B
CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire" I) l( @+ H3 b- @1 S
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Allied Ships& K9 Z9 e' r8 v
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
0 |& t0 c+ V# A+ R" V* h! s CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: a$ e. c. i! ]. I1 a5 p& p
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage
$ X+ N) @( [* F k; \! x DD Mugford4 T7 H: I! c9 \9 ?* Q; t0 o
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
}. m9 A- |7 H1 d% E2 w& { DD Patterson$ b; \) T1 _/ ^# T/ W* C( E. R0 E
DD Jarvis/ R6 i6 e {+ o
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight. I; t0 \" A$ ]* K
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards- y/ ?% c3 k, H8 g! T
Range closes to 20,000 yards.../ o: G% Z" W6 e# D4 C/ v& L
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
; K6 @$ H1 X. D' N7 b% B L$ ERange closes to 8,000 yards...
4 x3 L7 K5 ]) P7 |Range closes to 4,000 yards...! l( V c. s8 h* b0 w# `
Range closes to 2,000 yards...
% I3 O O3 m8 A: f0 s1 hCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards0 g: S8 }: }, t+ J6 r
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
; O0 X- d4 M# y2 T \- N2 n0 RCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'$ `6 N4 j s7 `& Q/ T; [% X
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards7 p4 B; }: D e$ x5 _$ ~
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
0 d4 q) W- T4 N# iCA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
% b2 C/ ?. X3 ^/ s% ACA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards5 Q* u$ m2 A' r0 B0 i+ s
DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
& }3 q; \" r0 y0 }" D* C3 W9 VCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
* e+ M M; Y. ~1 ~7 lCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards E, ]; J: ]4 H& |/ g* D0 A/ m
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
4 O1 D$ {1 d6 K( Q9 {5 RCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
7 {9 D1 w$ ^3 _" OCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards' [$ G5 \) U; H1 [* k
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards5 T+ x% H- x: V4 G. r' X
CL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
' W& F3 ~, R! w" I: e. w# j* R @# mCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
( j5 I& O" O2 H' h8 u1 {5 DCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
* t# ]: k% n) e" g1 z- sRange increases to 5,000 yards
; t1 z, C7 \- k& _CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
: p7 n; D) R2 J, L# [0 ]+ j8 X7 XCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
3 g/ h* f9 N9 R0 J, S, E! FCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
7 M, R7 G o. O! T% PCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards7 f( d7 H' {- {: H6 L9 g4 r
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards. @) a! j/ J! ]
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards, F. U1 w* l" s1 H9 H
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards8 Q9 k( e* j1 \7 V; [4 y
Range increases to 8,000 yards
$ w7 P* ^7 P i0 }CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
5 p: Z0 F0 G. \- tCL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards. \/ Y) `5 p1 ]0 j" I, | J
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards
* G" f* A. ~& F. J) o; Q5 zCA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards
/ }4 `& \9 N; s! NCA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards7 @! _; V/ c! y
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards/ G/ J- h/ h5 g/ O% ^
Range increases to 9,000 yards
0 o+ s6 s2 F; { mCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards
; ] i6 l( y1 d% P1 jCA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards9 k) Z O- W- ]0 ~7 J) x# b5 g7 |
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards; T3 l! H9 q8 D: T% f) v5 m( L4 |* K) f
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards
5 h u9 Y- ~' E$ QCA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards7 c' P5 ]+ t. `5 k7 w _9 L
CL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards% A+ H7 H9 g8 a/ u* _! d# s
DD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards
1 ?) J# Q9 ^0 G/ y+ `9 U0 hCrutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage
/ G' `2 e6 Z( E2 p: V+ KTask forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards+ ]; {3 `! W; [' A
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CA Aoba7 {4 i. P6 f7 b+ q- @5 [
CA Kinugasa; C4 ]2 g" A0 P* P
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 27 A8 A) K. n1 t; R7 o
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
6 u- s* F! A% a- w+ Q! ` CL Tenryu9 ]1 _# N; v0 _8 O
CL Tatsuta
, o& H' V# g+ _$ g& h+ Y CL Yubari$ {* T+ H6 L7 J0 C
, I( C2 C9 U7 W+ N4 yAllied Ships* X: W" ]6 c* ^- O
DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk7 [$ @" H6 Y' a# c: W) w
DD Balch
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/ d' M* H: ^6 S% G0 pReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
& X: @9 d) L6 @. h' j9 d; fMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards
2 ^2 p4 w/ q8 D" F. YRange closes to 24,000 yards...
2 ]# o/ C' ?# S0 H# S/ j+ |Range closes to 22,000 yards...- H& r. w8 O8 s
Range closes to 20,000 yards...' {% {9 s4 e& V) S/ H0 U
Range closes to 18,000 yards... ?% l) N* c- A; b- z
Range closes to 16,000 yards...9 o. z) X. Y; j+ c( a
Range closes to 14,000 yards...1 E- N. L6 }3 P& H- Y, f# q
Range closes to 12,000 yards...8 }, f" R/ p, u* G. b# g3 n
Range closes to 11,000 yards..., c) f( y6 A3 L+ b0 {; ]! o
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
) L) c H1 Q: T0 B( ^) hRange closes to 9,000 yards...$ ?2 {" T5 G# J2 M( e) i& {8 k; u
Range closes to 8,000 yards..." z2 C; C/ {, H$ b, t
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards8 {% B! V+ G" I3 ]1 L# Y$ Z5 u' G
Range closes to 7,000 yards...9 ~ {" Y7 I0 Y/ A4 ?; [
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
2 J* M8 N% p" E0 FCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards6 y! ]4 l, b+ k |0 x
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards* a& U6 ^: y6 S/ \9 h9 I9 D
Range increases to 7,000 yards
, V8 a$ C1 ^$ d) sDD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards( a7 n. M7 h% b7 c: h
Range closes to 6,000 yards
; [# S: T ?/ U3 N3 Y7 q. r, LCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
9 J0 Z2 T5 t" ~CA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
6 @; {9 a3 _% }/ f, M. l9 G. c0 tCA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards0 s( q4 y2 L- e3 R
DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards5 x5 ?6 J% P G' S! E
Range closes to 4,000 yards3 U/ X% o) `# G% p, q- x
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards# W7 ~# w- O: G$ q0 ?& `" m
Range increases to 7,000 yards* \0 j9 A$ X9 |9 v
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
) H* A+ e+ Y4 w$ q9 t9 Z9 XRange increases to 11,000 yards
$ y: r( W# V# y$ B6 V: tCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards* A' m: `6 P) }2 t; i9 A
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
8 c: Z7 R; ~) L( `2 A oTask forces break off...
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3 O% [+ ^! ^+ Q8 v& s0 H6 YNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards8 I- z: S* ~ C% n) y. @3 D8 j' n
# n3 a4 `! A& _: F3 WJapanese Ships
- z( s# p$ I/ C, [& U' i) V CA Aoba
I6 G- h& b4 F6 N CA Kinugasa6 @6 a& i5 ?* q. E8 E& ^
CA Furutaka: b: ?% n% m M5 y6 \
CA Kako, Shell hits 11 j+ O8 O" ]4 t$ n. q
CL Tenryu
' h W1 X5 ^0 r$ O CL Tatsuta: `9 p$ @# A7 s
CL Yubari# N2 U& [) H: w' ?: S
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Allied Ships' h5 z0 Z7 N+ t9 L. h
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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A3 k0 w- P9 [( [0 b3 I5 OReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 l. b1 p w( D" [2 |' s
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
9 K6 d2 Z& c7 d! Z# R# NRange closes to 24,000 yards...9 q) j# u, P3 K$ X' k/ U& d
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards0 m8 ~! a; u1 ]' p' L1 S! k
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
5 \) s& S& t: w/ ~8 ARange closes to 20,000 yards...
& Y) n( {3 i9 RRange closes to 18,000 yards...
# p( T+ H+ a; f. R# mRange closes to 16,000 yards...
) a ?& m0 s; \" W4 bRange closes to 14,000 yards...
9 e1 @' ~9 u. J! \/ m- @# b4 zRange closes to 12,000 yards...6 R m0 n& p3 @8 |5 B6 }
Range closes to 11,000 yards...& T! \8 \; F8 z& u. F
Range closes to 10,000 yards...* r1 Z+ Y7 |* G1 P7 ?
Range closes to 9,000 yards...
- s0 ]# ~4 a v% fRange closes to 8,000 yards..." q. |6 r* M4 R6 I/ w2 L' F8 E( P" t- J
Range closes to 7,000 yards.... W& ^: V; H5 N' G' @8 E2 K
Range closes to 6,000 yards...
- a% y* F3 z% {, ^0 g9 v* ZRange closes to 5,000 yards...0 H5 p6 t5 A5 I$ w' v2 ^
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
U J* F; K) |: A8 o" t0 PRange closes to 3,000 yards...
. e4 o9 S: ^; H5 s0 q) t6 ICONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards, q( V: Y( S$ R& I
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards
) K- ~* h8 B3 J4 I, \+ eRange increases to 4,000 yards
( [! V0 Y4 ]' I" DCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards' E9 T& P3 g4 B
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards! L% l* k, S# A# `9 @6 [9 b. }
Range increases to 5,000 yards
8 X6 l/ E( ^& a; E5 Q/ x; \3 CCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards! z0 x4 _7 Y- R& F2 Q
Range increases to 9,000 yards
0 l, w4 T" x! }" P; g: RCA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
1 A o! S7 R7 f5 L) T& MAllied Task Force Manages to Escape5 u4 t* P' j; f$ w& `6 n- b
Task forces break off...- R* r z+ l; N& W, m* x! f
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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6 g$ T- J& Y/ Y' zJapanese Ships
; w6 T, T e3 x8 B- V CA Aoba
& e1 q3 c$ D. W& {5 v& a8 U" C4 Z Z CA Kinugasa/ `" S' s3 N2 X8 {2 Z
CA Furutaka
V- a% m# k# S7 V/ o8 G3 P CA Kako
8 f2 [. K4 j5 [ z CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire: D+ C/ z4 j1 Q3 R! s
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire3 F. J5 O I$ S6 s) e6 L
CL Yubari( K' c' q9 _, A0 @+ v7 I
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Allied Ships% c* G8 e' g3 Q7 A% ]) r. \
APD Colhoun
* c" _3 F0 a3 y APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire1 L* v! D% I7 a" r% [) R3 V
DMS Southard, Shell hits 1& P% x0 b- d0 ~/ ]$ }2 {. n
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage/ p5 s9 k. m: i" _1 S( X) I) b9 G
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires1 I% E% E$ @& N8 ]5 t% }9 T3 s5 q
AP Harris
3 |( F+ `! F$ |5 H- T' Y AP Zeilin
9 _3 X: A4 _* I, q AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
% o a k8 q c/ S AP Heywood
& V+ X) f/ G- v7 T AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire
+ D" |. B7 u0 @) V AP President Bowen
( x' q) g# O, s/ i6 O0 l7 { AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
7 w0 t# `( Y2 t5 Z. [; ~: g xAP President Wilkerson
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. G+ H$ B- n7 K) SAllied ground losses:
1 V& ~. q& I3 m; Y9 L( T" t/ w 105 casualties reported. j. \. d- U3 ^4 u' h
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
" Q: J% j& f( k& c; @8 ]+ Y& d Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
4 o. x* }" g( C! Y" _ Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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7 C! L4 }0 |. q: S% v* @Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
0 u2 h3 i" F' }3 w5 dAllied TF begins to get underway
$ m8 S$ s9 n% _/ u, R# \0 {" _& WReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight4 G+ Z! H+ c z& o# ~! F
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards- h. b# t' L/ I/ t$ u7 q5 T* x" c
Range closes to 18,000 yards...7 u' n8 T2 Q0 v+ L$ k
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
$ F! ?7 \: @6 `& w2 MRange closes to 8,000 yards...
# \. `$ O1 j7 VRange closes to 5,000 yards...
* L' O* u* g! z7 |+ SRange closes to 3,000 yards...! W: s8 r: ~, W6 `) s
Range closes to 1,000 yards...; S2 o! p/ d3 y1 T; `$ @$ ?) N
CA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
4 \; Z* q, P# HCA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
. c: M$ p( @% HCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards) w7 u% f$ N# Q) s% ` o$ z# K' O
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards* J2 P" }& T) T4 \" A9 x
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards8 u: ^' `$ `- M
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
( g/ [9 \+ _8 X# w' [% N7 O+ tCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
1 a/ O: e& U& T S0 X* H% w5 JRange increases to 2,000 yards
9 K4 Z% m3 ^2 y& BCA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
9 j* { t3 W# Q. O/ t9 JCA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
; K& Q. [8 o# d4 g+ w6 f2 }! c" GCA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards( L* I2 E/ e" \% O% X9 E6 B# X
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
- w7 c* `, Q5 |# W9 C9 X- q1 {, yCL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards' S" l: w2 ?$ i* K, t
CL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
& }7 m1 G6 F$ c+ U7 p, ?Range increases to 4,000 yards
$ f6 J3 X) K/ m" h( \+ _8 t; qCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards- I+ l- c, n4 p* K( ~2 ^, g# b( E# ]
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
1 c* k7 Y1 R% G! f8 YCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards2 Z: }3 S* t) `* c5 P
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards% j+ U5 q* o f! I0 H
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
2 [2 G4 e. ]: d/ t: g( ICL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
( X' Y' e* P$ }# aCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards: W8 D! O0 j1 [' v9 s
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
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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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+ n" u# f: V: Q# c; WRaid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.
9 b4 ]0 g! l M! p$ f6 JEstimated time to target is 12 minutes, A! s: l8 _; C3 ~" W; c
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Japanese aircraft/ q$ t" ?5 K, X% `5 e- h
no flights6 T, a% a( n; A) v, o( s
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8 F) d o1 \ J: F7 g" OAllied aircraft
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SBD-3 Dauntless x 824 K; ` B) Y6 Q2 k% j
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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No Japanese losses/ {$ J. @" Q+ D% k- s0 T2 A+ N
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SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) p `$ I1 i9 L! y7 L5 k
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged- q7 J5 J2 A9 ?' f W
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Japanese Ships
( V. O4 P. k! D CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire4 w3 w& D5 n5 Y+ J
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
! Q6 |; a0 s' U6 w CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage2 ?& a, B9 N) G) J B4 F
CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk
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