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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. M/ S: f5 `( gAllied aircraft
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% x1 A4 @. H7 Y* tAllied aircraft losses; U! H) }, j1 f' x9 I0 n
No Allied losses
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' r/ M0 P* P+ R2 `7 _# E9 UJapanese Ships
% o7 a# X4 y4 C. I+ a CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire1 w( B! a, H' A8 e% `& W
CA Aoba
" r f- Q( O( n) T6 W3 U3 V+ X CA Kinugasa+ c0 r& m# A* m
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
; p' h! d5 A2 k: S0 ?5 H CA Kako! N5 h5 i2 r- U0 m8 L
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1
0 l4 N. `$ Q, @3 v1 u! Z, _) a CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6- b. ~0 {6 i1 E1 G
CL Yubari# C/ v% c1 v1 D3 J, P4 P$ G
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Allied Ships
% z7 i( W( a+ D2 {/ x* v CA Salt Lake City! I9 d$ B2 J# Y5 p
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
2 l! S3 I0 D- ]/ R" l3 e6 \ DD Grayson
5 Q0 _: c, B2 ?' N ] DD Monssen
5 }% L% L" j5 n DD Aaron Ward# P% F* Q' k9 G0 y
DD Laffey
4 \! i5 A7 [( M) x8 H) ]8 C DD Farenholt
8 w3 }0 k* n5 q5 w* [! P0 { DD Maury, y9 w% }3 e% ^8 p* H W
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage
. N! I& m8 _$ x7 f% ^! |% Y# e DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire9 j7 D4 U# R h" z% M$ `
DD Stack
* k3 q4 R+ g( v8 T DD Sterett, Shell hits 1* v. J p( S0 ^/ Q+ Z7 R
DD Balch! `" H1 @: a* i
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/ z/ a3 f( M @6 X: @8 U5 @Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight; O& S6 `- g; C" Q8 N6 B
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards
% s1 K# C/ e9 @Range closes to 20,000 yards...7 g0 J+ P" D1 Q; E8 i. V! D
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
7 z. i7 t" {: t1 b' iRange closes to 8,000 yards...
# V! z( S! g5 N3 B4 eCONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards/ Z+ }$ Z0 H7 @
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
2 z& ^: v, n# u/ D0 M# O9 @Range closes to 3,000 yards...
. ]/ j/ I3 I$ i9 Z: N2 `! BRange closes to 1,000 yards...
. S# D& I3 W& x6 N5 {Scott, N. crosses the 'T'
9 ]3 ~$ j- R+ yCA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards7 P1 o% n. X0 H6 D8 z" N; X C2 g* C
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards Z1 q' C* Z, i: P; n) Z* ^- m
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards6 b) K D' S/ Q' M3 |+ @8 d
CL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
6 ]* H5 Z& | C' r8 G4 yCL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards2 q! c9 Z8 w1 N8 x6 a
Range increases to 2,000 yards4 a3 `. ^" R1 b t9 q
DD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards! b- x/ H( u! _* |8 k
CA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
0 |1 M) O; N( L, U, eDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
! i( Q' H9 v6 t$ G- @7 xCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards/ s: @9 a( O/ \8 J" H
DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards
7 ~4 ?7 ?: I2 Y% N' U QCA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards" h( i& {, E9 E
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards. U/ R2 U l% q: s
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards. G1 c6 _7 c' Z5 X
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards* H, T. Q# _% v* H! ~
Range increases to 6,000 yards
g1 W- ?' f4 u' M7 `7 n$ KDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137
( |9 J% w+ u( GCA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards
- j2 V) y9 h5 e) ] V3 i/ k0 q WCA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards$ ]) x; l0 G u$ p0 V! T, N6 I6 g
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards0 C, }6 s {) G
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards
) V9 f' A( ^4 e Z1 |& DCA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards, g# h. G9 c% ?' T4 j8 y p+ X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards2 q! v- N& v$ G k- a' R% n, v1 w
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards
" v9 j z) ] s# k$ ? iCA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards5 w( U4 K* e9 g" D7 S& ^2 o4 x
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards: T" K( I Q2 h+ p* F0 U* q
Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards; x6 `$ N2 k% f$ J# o
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! K1 [' {8 U! x1 O. e) y% c9 P CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
' {% X% D# f! H3 m: \ CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire& e f: V" S5 u* P1 d) P9 C% Z7 C
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1; x/ \6 x# T! ?0 t7 f- i
CA Kako, Shell hits 1' G$ x5 I; T4 X" k
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire3 M! d; ]7 c, O; G2 Q
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
& E/ K% X9 @; P$ {& j) ~3 a% G CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships/ d! f5 W# d2 j
CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire
5 M9 b# ~7 ^) a8 ?: i CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage
6 B* L" |6 [( o! p# H4 x CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage$ l. j; ]2 I j& q
DD Mugford, F) Z5 W2 R" f) r7 p8 w K# Z# F
DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
) D; {" q( H _+ u+ n( c6 O: P DD Patterson! I; C( R( I1 Z0 A
DD Jarvis
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( P% |6 K" m0 O: H5 {' E, x* [Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
& a5 ?" f5 y. o/ G+ o$ P! jMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards3 V" x; x* D5 E/ \9 X0 N$ S
Range closes to 20,000 yards..., n2 U/ i' J3 c. D4 m/ h
Range closes to 14,000 yards...+ c) {$ u3 J( E8 H9 A4 v
Range closes to 8,000 yards...& D* [+ b" J6 L
Range closes to 4,000 yards...
& ~2 G9 u' Q" e+ C2 r, rRange closes to 2,000 yards...
, [$ c7 S {3 [9 L" S2 A% ^8 L& RCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards
# g4 u8 @! g0 W) E: U* e. g* cCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
0 b8 H: k5 |- Q1 z- B$ I) P6 _/ ^Crutchely, V. crosses the 'T'. h8 C0 U+ Y. C4 f
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
. ~4 c( N T- j' m( P& d- KCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
F6 s! e) ~$ Q2 I( z3 ^* C, {CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards7 Y" ~$ t$ ?# ?( _1 a' O
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
: T4 F; p: x; e: JDD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
' l5 z7 h: ^6 P! M& w3 ?- yCA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards
, n9 k: ~# j$ O3 bCA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards! D+ i$ @3 t* R
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards* g4 h' Z1 Z {) A' |
CA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards: ~" _ g$ _3 K0 A
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards$ Q& ^. l% {# J+ b, W1 A
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
) s& P# B ^/ M _! s; W- TCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
2 S. E7 n! Z' u Z) `CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
% w N9 h4 ?4 q' T+ mCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
1 Y/ |- h4 u7 y! H0 IRange increases to 5,000 yards
8 n2 x# m3 q3 e9 u( Z" zCA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards& J, h% K6 S X2 C4 h, S# Z" p
CA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards# c7 L; {5 \. l# Z1 p6 i9 a
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards" }) F0 d" @6 c; c
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards
0 w6 i0 E8 ?" k' i; zCL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards/ w- ]) F' A8 D s$ F
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards4 E0 p. E+ l5 V0 R& _0 W8 [
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards* r* r! K+ H0 a5 B& ^
Range increases to 8,000 yards! l; A9 T$ m" c) n- |
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards1 F& w0 }% D$ |' S$ S
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards
0 ]( w# Y4 Q: ?$ R( q1 ^+ }$ gCL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards9 C7 @3 u* C1 @4 p8 W
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards6 q( ?4 n' b7 Z, R
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
: k8 p3 B: |% _/ c% F9 W$ T. T+ eCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards# m3 ]' t* j5 ]2 c
Range increases to 9,000 yards
/ n+ D$ A2 K c+ U/ CCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards7 G$ x d" [5 c: t* E% G) J
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
" a/ I1 c* ?4 y+ _- KCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards
, }5 ~& f$ k% j6 e& lCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards* q( j+ l" g3 `# J6 Y
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
4 m' [8 H# ? KCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
% a# Y) V. U9 {) ADD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards6 h1 M; ]- t Z: B- T
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage5 T O: S9 w4 ~/ O* F
Task forces break off...* r! @/ K4 K2 ]! b) {! d% f, q
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards9 @3 k0 m$ o( M+ e
( d/ R% f, \* w( ^9 l' EJapanese Ships
+ E5 v0 F" @4 k1 u8 w CA Aoba. M" m# R0 g# m G/ ]
CA Kinugasa
" b; B9 g+ \8 Z1 ^; m5 w: u- J CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2+ c2 {$ Z9 d# o! T: r" Z
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
$ N0 m& Q2 \/ O% W CL Tenryu
9 ~/ ^1 U, g: n CL Tatsuta5 f0 w& r, L" U, J
CL Yubari
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( V& @9 X2 R4 T# H TAllied Ships
3 O; M0 I2 L" ~ DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk$ X7 T8 ~( q1 U
DD Balch
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. s; U" A+ G7 uReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
; |( j7 r& u2 TMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards+ X$ u" o+ E: V& t
Range closes to 24,000 yards...$ p; T1 o3 k8 E
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
" M6 U5 @; I% _+ K# Q9 A% K5 CRange closes to 20,000 yards...7 H. ~1 G8 c( H
Range closes to 18,000 yards...
* r' i _5 N" r' Y5 }Range closes to 16,000 yards...
6 g! Z: Z3 B0 t# TRange closes to 14,000 yards...
7 Y: z7 s! w9 m. V8 f- I) v' [Range closes to 12,000 yards...
8 z$ U9 k' {1 W" d1 U4 x: MRange closes to 11,000 yards...; n' f; p% p* z1 {& ^2 g* [9 w7 l3 z* o
Range closes to 10,000 yards...
" F- i5 Y# u; c2 A4 |Range closes to 9,000 yards...
5 Q0 a- g4 C5 o: D7 c- ^* uRange closes to 8,000 yards... V0 e% A2 `+ R
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
2 K6 r+ F9 y# ?" L' jRange closes to 7,000 yards...
2 K! Q! d" t5 R- q. \9 sRange closes to 6,000 yards...4 d4 t/ V% V* I
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards% c% t C4 w: k: H
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards
% |1 l0 g) l% B/ a8 y4 N8 [ XRange increases to 7,000 yards( G% R0 @( i, i' s
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards }5 R0 A; K# H) Z
Range closes to 6,000 yards
% v/ q) B' L: I, S7 |CA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
) A* e- R7 i; I! C7 Y8 ?5 kCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards/ g' `0 n4 g) A5 \" I, ?
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
; i8 K/ P% `) f9 ?9 W2 FDD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards' u: W; M' _: F- a
Range closes to 4,000 yards! \( l5 ]5 X I5 X$ q* a+ Y
CA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
1 |, ?5 m# O4 B. URange increases to 7,000 yards
@4 k# U& V# S1 a4 H) @; \CA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
& q: Y% y& l& E6 {* yRange increases to 11,000 yards
6 ?: Q! Z, D+ g/ t4 `5 \; OCA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards
$ X$ r+ p3 _3 YAllied Task Force Manages to Escape
$ S7 ?& e) E% y8 q8 C2 d) c3 N3 ~4 ~Task forces break off...
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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0 k+ ?* \* r7 Z5 z* a0 u1 ? CA Aoba
) D9 R% Z# s. g3 S% ? CA Kinugasa
. ^4 K9 c* U$ Q' G: t' I. b" W CA Furutaka
9 Q6 v0 a7 j8 p. Z- s( |2 ?7 a6 A2 S CA Kako, Shell hits 16 W5 v/ D+ A7 E( E" n
CL Tenryu6 E3 s& y* U# S; t% j( c7 [7 E
CL Tatsuta
$ c1 \ E6 R- N! o, I! M x CL Yubari
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Allied Ships
6 O! U) K3 a! p' r$ t DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
2 J2 I1 \2 [! L; @- y0 |# b) [Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards
6 |# l+ A0 B% [ n/ K. |/ i- hRange closes to 24,000 yards.... x' V: y1 I* a, [1 q
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards
/ N" y2 w b$ ~9 w& w0 gRange closes to 22,000 yards...! W& Z6 g$ N1 ~, W
Range closes to 20,000 yards...3 h. Z/ c1 L2 n% I
Range closes to 18,000 yards...3 E5 {4 w) V) `& o& z+ C
Range closes to 16,000 yards...5 v S. |0 k d. v2 M2 ?
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
1 I! Q# q& a! q! G" h* {! pRange closes to 12,000 yards...0 }- W6 M5 N* L
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
: R, B2 E7 q8 \7 e* cRange closes to 10,000 yards...; @9 t& b2 h) T6 f' M( p
Range closes to 9,000 yards...7 D$ w+ J6 b- y! m: j) ~) _5 k
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
7 l9 v" Q- `. N4 K8 u! D$ N) nRange closes to 7,000 yards...
4 o7 q- i" l' IRange closes to 6,000 yards...6 x! T6 a( x! `8 V
Range closes to 5,000 yards...' W# Y% @! u7 ?* {- d
Range closes to 4,000 yards...4 D7 V9 W% F: O/ T
Range closes to 3,000 yards...
- }& \: ?( H4 H% B% s3 M/ k- b- HCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards+ m, J: z7 F& `. g! T0 U
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards! U% n$ _2 H. W4 `8 ?5 Z$ x
Range increases to 4,000 yards8 n: a; i5 A, b4 f! a# p: Q* Q. ?
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards6 z/ ~ z9 G% E. A, G
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards& G/ _8 k8 W; B8 J6 D7 K
Range increases to 5,000 yards6 M) U. P* {' \* o
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards
" Q0 X$ Q/ r+ V1 X' iRange increases to 9,000 yards* [9 ?7 R- R! s+ o( q) d0 L7 U; q z
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
" a# L3 t# ?1 Y# _% ~Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
8 L# V' C' _* v* [5 n' _Task forces break off...8 T' x" |: ?" y: C6 V
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+ }* {% |3 K: N7 @' s7 Q( eNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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5 `7 c4 ]7 x Y- j' Q/ r: }Japanese Ships
2 ^; s9 h" v* o; y CA Aoba
$ j# @* p0 `# } b, k$ D8 |- Y& h CA Kinugasa
) m9 T" s/ @1 k CA Furutaka/ p# ^% _1 ~4 g5 b( o8 u6 _
CA Kako
2 f6 @, ]9 v9 a CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
" Q l' }# L4 F4 ^' o CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire1 n, ~- [! X0 H: ^$ @4 L6 O
CL Yubari( m# `6 ]5 S4 J$ o. {
8 ^& e: R8 d' Q Y Z- }4 C1 x3 WAllied Ships1 j/ C4 x8 \7 w: f6 i- E- a
APD Colhoun! A) d) a/ j4 Q0 y7 V9 Y6 l3 n
APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire9 j3 f2 Q) c$ t3 V3 B3 R
DMS Southard, Shell hits 14 O! g4 t5 Y5 k
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage4 z- ?, U6 D' `0 H* N; L/ L# g
AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
* z$ h/ v" D8 [; J5 {& S AP Harris
, L! A1 C1 X1 c AP Zeilin
5 f- [# D9 V# U AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
& u- u, x# M& }% E; a5 G1 K. b AP Heywood
5 l. D9 n" h& A1 h+ s" l AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire: Q( H/ h& i' Q. u( w. T' D/ [
AP President Bowen
: c& h' ?7 R% {0 t1 [ AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire
9 P; S* V. B; K# f xAP President Wilkerson" N! Q$ `( {' k9 u: m {9 d
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Allied ground losses:
5 x* R; n: o" |- }/ v7 e3 V/ u 105 casualties reported# L7 Z- J4 y" e5 ^4 P7 {
Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled7 r, T/ Z3 }5 D9 S
Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
5 a2 {/ f8 a9 X Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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Japanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!
/ ~3 Z! d, V8 U: R+ R! aAllied TF begins to get underway
1 U$ t: o5 ~% W; RReduced sighting due to 0% moonlight* y% N- t' |7 \& e8 x
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards5 j4 z v! c& [- e8 h& ^
Range closes to 18,000 yards...6 H1 d+ d! o. T5 P9 Z/ |
Range closes to 13,000 yards...
* }; t$ e S9 Q- L% J) q2 P8 i n- |9 _Range closes to 8,000 yards...
' M w- o. ^" z$ Q9 G) FRange closes to 5,000 yards...
( J5 T* x% G( [; u" `Range closes to 3,000 yards...+ h, L$ \# f) z8 J
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
2 O4 C* B Z" i" U' HCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards, J$ s- e* u; [, C# D
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards) H9 X; I( Q; K+ |/ D
CA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards+ M- U$ }' {1 j5 {1 E( P6 w! b+ }
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
# J4 X9 Q0 Q, }& ]; A% `4 T5 `& vCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards/ u2 O! R8 `% h. r8 E1 b
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
" f! a( _7 u0 h, j1 LCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
% g% {" u \ n8 i8 u2 l$ M; r# p3 cRange increases to 2,000 yards8 ]! ~7 x/ p$ E1 S/ T6 [& Z5 N
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
/ [: b. k3 ~' n2 c+ m" q! ICA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
: F" M+ y) c- H& g5 \CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards4 \/ U/ |* ~: U v6 P
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards
0 D7 O. J6 D# C7 M& |( w# _2 {CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
& L+ n4 H8 K. _$ N, TCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards& V e: b: h- e( o6 ?$ C; k0 g
Range increases to 4,000 yards
K7 x4 E3 L* x# D! ?; Y1 eCL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards" @, V; t0 F/ [" [) U, G6 g
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
1 s, {3 r7 L" a9 |% q7 hCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
+ t. e5 P) n( C* H$ w# oCA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards" r- q& Z, w' n1 M
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
: w& d. W Q5 J2 \6 o' Z# CCL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
[" J; u+ p6 g3 H7 oCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards3 p. f/ e3 Y% w$ {
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape9 V! l4 h9 y0 B) T$ G- G/ l5 n
Task forces break off...7 N' [7 W: g3 a
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- Y) x% x5 l' W6 W, v第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。; t; S* r0 y6 i! {
万恶的58!!!
/ n' `; c- z6 f/ {0 BAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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0 L" P- C! L! ~' U& P) SWeather in hex: Clear sky4 s$ e, ~4 W: G `
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.- K2 F6 N O/ Q ~
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes& L1 p+ {. A) n% O# ?$ `) J
& e1 q$ k( X+ S$ ~3 DJapanese aircraft
+ q& m& s; \' O no flights$ b# z$ O$ c% S: s" J6 q! i
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Allied aircraft
- I% f5 y; ]4 |! U F4F-4 Wildcat x 8' T9 B# U3 L: [8 |
SBD-3 Dauntless x 824 ~# Q, K. _7 Z# Q) @" U
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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3 T* w) a! ^4 l3 m% O! BJapanese aircraft losses
5 X" W/ g7 i0 K7 VNo Japanese losses$ o. J/ ^$ E# o$ H% u& @
9 F6 X! Z9 j2 d6 P DAllied aircraft losses
+ t. U0 c! C/ L e SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged) A, W4 b, c* S
TBF-1 Avenger: 2 damaged
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CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire
0 A5 f: Q [2 \0 x; }# ^. z CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk
. B6 @9 H' k% X- G CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
; R; D; o, L& q CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk; u3 t4 I V- Z8 ^% ]& z
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