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第8舰队勇闯图拉吉
5 t9 }7 d! [& T' a" hNight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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Allied aircraft
; N3 P5 {( [# W9 o% o. @. c7 L no flights
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Allied aircraft losses
( d& W' Y1 D* q7 _: ANo Allied losses2 |! ]8 l& v8 v S. R
) W* M" ]! p# N" M jJapanese Ships+ q+ x; v$ I# o5 W" w+ G
CA Chokai, Shell hits 3, Torpedo hits 1, on fire
; b& y* Y$ f3 W+ i0 x9 Q CA Aoba9 Z- P. B# V% a/ P' j
CA Kinugasa/ W2 Y5 H. O8 I" s: a8 t! ^- X
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 4
4 t' f* r' x7 F# p CA Kako! M& d. @6 d* u S L
CL Tenryu, Shell hits 18 ^' E/ y! G) r2 T) D; e- g1 d
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 6
" X1 m5 _6 e! }) u8 b- g CL Yubari5 }! L' F4 @' f3 M8 @
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1 j7 d6 o8 a7 g7 u3 h CA Salt Lake City4 ~9 c( Y& q+ c) {2 O8 N
CA San Francisco, Shell hits 8, Torpedo hits 6, and is sunk
8 V1 G, C4 y8 E$ \1 o DD Grayson" g5 `' V$ W- r
DD Monssen
6 M- f+ Z0 C3 I2 q3 y! D DD Aaron Ward& Y( ?3 t" X# [
DD Laffey
% a; L8 N: u( l) q) g0 m! V9 \ DD Farenholt0 a3 D' \, o1 F
DD Maury7 [: q: Q* ]# u
DD Benham, Shell hits 2, heavy fires, heavy damage6 v" A+ A+ h/ w X
DD Lang, Shell hits 6, on fire
: d& D8 s$ x, h6 L7 Y: | [ DD Stack9 f0 w& C; ^) n8 @; X' A
DD Sterett, Shell hits 1+ Z3 k u* { j. J' g4 ~, U
DD Balch9 Y% t, U) o6 t0 \: J
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Reduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
2 ~3 z1 \# S \$ P3 d; m. YMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 2,000 yards* _) P3 L( ]6 p4 s- n! v: s
Range closes to 20,000 yards...) x# k' x# ^) l8 I) m5 u' V
Range closes to 14,000 yards...1 A* e% ~/ m( i1 G8 \/ M
Range closes to 8,000 yards...
) v+ W+ `6 f# M5 e4 P. L2 |CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards" I. @% D9 e4 @9 u+ M0 L( o
Range closes to 5,000 yards...# B# ? e# I# U$ U* x
Range closes to 3,000 yards...; u9 Y5 D% P+ K" _
Range closes to 1,000 yards...
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9 f _2 C0 s& R. K, [" E g6 [CA Chokai engages CA San Francisco at 1,000 yards X) u* P5 |% E7 D/ N
CA San Francisco sunk by CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
0 A0 a7 K" }2 M8 |; \, s2 O# LDD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 1,000 yards
) G5 L5 u6 G6 g; y5 ]+ b( vCL Tatsuta engages DD Benham at 1,000 yards
* b4 l: L0 y: j F, p9 U, }* ~CL Tatsuta engages DD Laffey at 1,000 yards2 `% A$ P. I- C) v, t, `* l
Range increases to 2,000 yards
. q1 Y( e( z- [1 aDD Lang engages CA Kako at 2,000 yards
$ ?/ U- p: o9 q: Q+ g' m8 z9 _/ ICA Furutaka engages DD Lang at 2,000 yards
" h/ ~5 W1 A8 s6 dDD Sterett engages CA Chokai at 2,000 yards
# V$ `! F" a% W4 W1 a6 k6 ]6 g4 N+ cCA Furutaka engages DD Stack at 2,000 yards
! ]. Z+ S$ j" t9 |DD Lang engages CA Furutaka at 2,000 yards6 ?, t m0 G7 d3 c! {
CA Chokai engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards- ^& u, C- e6 L1 L2 q
DD Lang engages CL Tatsuta at 2,000 yards6 k- R0 }/ M; `$ E* R- v
CL Tenryu engages DD Benham at 2,000 yards# v; K& X# M0 V" [, _
CA Chokai engages DD Aaron Ward at 2,000 yards3 U* y* P( n, p8 A7 [
Range increases to 6,000 yards
5 n4 _: ?4 t2 ^* QDD Monssen collides with DD Benham at 114 , 137 3 _; D# o( p- w7 ]" M9 K/ |
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Tatsuta at 6,000 yards; K. y* z& t4 z7 L6 V; r" B, s
CA Salt Lake City engages CA Furutaka at 6,000 yards) q, A) j W( z g) H
CL Tenryu engages DD Sterett at 6,000 yards/ m, s: {% U2 f2 O' _
CA Chokai engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards- v% i3 \: D0 A# U
CA Salt Lake City engages CL Yubari at 6,000 yards* \7 v) D4 G' s$ X5 \# x
CL Tatsuta engages CA Salt Lake City at 6,000 yards! n2 v9 _# s4 Y$ l( J& w1 R
CL Tenryu engages DD Farenholt at 6,000 yards0 e) o. A* |: H. P
CA Furutaka engages DD Laffey at 6,000 yards# a: M$ j4 K# F: @
CA Furutaka engages DD Monssen at 6,000 yards
; k" s$ d/ [0 Z/ A1 {, QTask forces break off...2 E% ` H3 v# L3 v9 d6 m7 c
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# r0 v( g5 N8 h7 o7 \) L7 [Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 2,000 Yards
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. f) U0 d% p$ oJapanese Ships1 e+ p0 t$ e* O' V
CA Aoba, Shell hits 2
+ N! q# f1 h% S CA Kinugasa, Shell hits 6, on fire, v- `# F5 ^" [" i+ B
CA Furutaka, Shell hits 1 E: I9 k @% ]% ?
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
" q* K z' Z' j% ` CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire4 \9 W, A$ N/ t
CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 2, on fire
$ K) l3 {- Q$ G# e CL Yubari, Shell hits 1, on fire
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Allied Ships
0 {/ ^6 j* y3 o5 l* ~; X# M( D' ^7 \2 S CA Australia, Shell hits 6, on fire/ t0 B$ m( X0 _' ~' b! ]
CA Canberra, Shell hits 12, Torpedo hits 1, heavy fires, heavy damage: h) y% T' {! d2 }+ D
CL Hobart, Shell hits 5, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage+ Z7 \* I* e/ Z: z1 o& ^7 `
DD Mugford
+ [3 ^* Z, }6 u6 {) \ DD Ralph Talbot, Shell hits 2
! V+ z3 k8 B, z DD Patterson
% u8 f- w, P& O% z: s- n. I- Q DD Jarvis5 f! E- h3 C' y' r, Y @
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$ D' v& u( R, t2 O) d, `/ hReduced sighting due to 3% moonlight
2 \6 O; J( [4 [0 iMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 3% moonlight: 3,000 yards
! p% W& w/ ^2 y/ P% S: vRange closes to 20,000 yards...7 w: V/ ~3 E6 \! L) w& ~# q. n8 e+ d/ ?
Range closes to 14,000 yards...
1 q/ O3 w: d: v; j$ M6 t7 nRange closes to 8,000 yards...1 h& ^, c. w/ d2 `. ]2 `: O
Range closes to 4,000 yards...* H6 V5 |$ h, v9 ], H
Range closes to 2,000 yards...5 R" N0 d0 L$ i& n1 U' S
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 2,000 yards& G* \1 i1 p6 z) [
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 2,000 yards
. a4 [ q0 \( k tCrutchely, V. crosses the 'T'7 R3 I- J4 ~5 A4 u8 X- @$ V
CA Aoba engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards
% x; Y, q3 l7 ^ j/ }! a7 U# M# _7 dCA Aoba engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards5 p1 [% l! E% A; O; j1 j7 r
CA Kinugasa engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards7 d# t6 c- S5 v/ c6 S8 W
CA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 2,000 yards
( @! A/ }. i5 `/ k, ~DD Patterson engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards; J" e' C$ E7 @
CA Kinugasa engages DD Ralph Talbot at 2,000 yards: p( \* T+ x$ l$ f, R' U8 N
CA Canberra engages CL Tenryu at 2,000 yards7 B2 `3 r& d$ G+ a2 D8 V% r8 x- k
CA Canberra engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
5 B- ~) d2 R- A' W9 N S! D8 PCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 2,000 yards
. f, z6 G/ N) }, @6 d; QCL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards! o% c( }; B' e4 ]% L) u1 R
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 2,000 yards
h K- S( K, |1 E4 Y+ HCL Yubari engages CA Australia at 2,000 yards
0 n" }0 i& {8 ~CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 2,000 yards2 K4 e; O4 @1 l, q: V
CL Tenryu engages CL Hobart at 2,000 yards
9 G! g- {! K" Z+ p1 }Range increases to 5,000 yards% n9 H+ ?! c( c. S2 i) p
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards
/ C Y5 X1 P0 `3 zCA Furutaka engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards, q$ J! u0 G; w0 e6 ^
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 5,000 yards
8 \6 s* B! W; p1 J; h) wCA Canberra engages CA Aoba at 5,000 yards8 m) U: E8 W# R
CL Yubari engages CL Hobart at 5,000 yards8 H6 l1 S% {! R" _! B" A
DD Ralph Talbot engages CA Furutaka at 5,000 yards. ~' P! e, _* Q S+ ?, H% C( `5 b
CL Tenryu engages CA Canberra at 5,000 yards0 J, u: \4 L$ j, L
Range increases to 8,000 yards0 Y0 q3 M) F) r& i
CA Kako engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards' ~4 h0 \ Y! p+ T7 L/ d( J' h
CL Tenryu engages CA Australia at 8,000 yards3 ?9 g0 O& Y6 i
CL Hobart engages CA Kinugasa at 8,000 yards& f) M9 B3 N+ d1 i1 r5 G. C
CA Aoba engages DD Jarvis at 8,000 yards3 q$ E2 |+ ?7 H% v* J, `& h
CA Canberra engages CL Yubari at 8,000 yards
4 O/ A9 X2 P' {5 ^) W& c2 eCL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 8,000 yards
/ T5 G1 {9 O+ P6 G: O2 Z4 U4 U4 nRange increases to 9,000 yards1 M& E% }8 X( z; T: [% X
CL Tatsuta engages CA Canberra at 9,000 yards4 a c. j* R: t8 H1 y
CA Australia engages CA Furutaka at 9,000 yards
, Q/ [( H' m$ h4 j( GCA Australia engages CA Kinugasa at 9,000 yards0 m4 t+ j+ x7 F4 ]
CA Aoba engages CA Australia at 9,000 yards- s! l5 O3 C! D; A- A
CA Aoba engages DD Patterson at 9,000 yards
4 l' l$ Z% S$ T& s- L. ~7 I' f0 b" DCL Tatsuta engages DD Ralph Talbot at 9,000 yards
/ q- v4 u, B6 o& ]% C; T2 ~$ VDD Mugford engages CA Kako at 9,000 yards9 ?0 w8 n; H4 z0 x, `
Crutchely, V. orders Allied TF to disengage" q9 J* o, ]4 I
Task forces break off...
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+ C: U' F- u9 s. M, ENight Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 6,000 Yards8 f- i" p' C$ ~4 B* ^5 V" e1 M1 D& j
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Japanese Ships
2 K* c5 D& B( u* o, X( @ CA Aoba
7 i% M( l, s2 |# R CA Kinugasa
|9 c! U7 z- s) | CA Furutaka, Shell hits 2' i* o! a( [% s1 k9 n2 n$ M
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
9 _. b8 i9 k6 c N; p9 M K& F- z CL Tenryu
( T% e$ B7 Y0 @" W) Z CL Tatsuta
: H- T& j# c1 S/ H8 y% X CL Yubari
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- | b" z' `4 s: i; O9 VAllied Ships
" i% B" N# |; c* p3 a DD Benham, Shell hits 3, and is sunk
2 ^) x" [$ _" t; U0 F7 U) R3 N DD Balch! i+ y. c9 @" d
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight3 H, l+ F) Y2 h( Z( v) o+ \
Maximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 6,000 yards/ Y7 x3 D6 z9 M5 K, K* k
Range closes to 24,000 yards...
% n8 L9 {* G8 p* n" i CRange closes to 22,000 yards...; C8 u8 Y3 W+ H
Range closes to 20,000 yards...
6 I. M& ~3 ^- g9 M% g! gRange closes to 18,000 yards...
% x; k f; u- N# h2 p* d! T" tRange closes to 16,000 yards...8 k$ I9 d+ r4 m( M+ l+ l) h
Range closes to 14,000 yards..., S1 A% I; i0 x
Range closes to 12,000 yards...
. F" l% d7 H) }8 U/ x g, FRange closes to 11,000 yards...
/ Y# T+ r' Z( v4 \Range closes to 10,000 yards...
2 K Z7 R: k/ F' Z a: BRange closes to 9,000 yards...
7 y; S$ U1 l, i) d' i: IRange closes to 8,000 yards...* W: d. a+ l4 D& }8 b1 ^
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 8,000 yards
8 c5 w( p, a' a6 j' ARange closes to 7,000 yards...
- k; m$ b2 @- N7 ^. yRange closes to 6,000 yards...
0 k2 R2 e" b* N- c% I+ X7 dCONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 6,000 yards @! N9 F4 M1 y8 C9 Q. w
CONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 6,000 yards/ \) \1 n+ @) B7 ^' |
Range increases to 7,000 yards0 T2 i X9 {, @
DD Balch engages CA Furutaka at 7,000 yards/ k) {7 r+ N# n# e: J" O
Range closes to 6,000 yards
6 U. K! ? G' u; UCA Kako engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
6 h- u) N5 D, i; Z0 s3 lCA Furutaka engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards+ F: |1 W e7 o- G
CA Kinugasa engages DD Benham at 6,000 yards
' v0 q+ q+ P2 u0 ]% i6 P4 ~* @DD Benham sunk by CA Aoba at 6,000 yards* m' T) g6 r, j
Range closes to 4,000 yards
" X0 n+ h/ m2 G: v% ~; Z; ~( aCA Furutaka engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards
: \- ]8 N% @1 r* z- ERange increases to 7,000 yards
8 t0 } r0 ]& E8 ]8 W; z& R0 zCA Kako engages DD Balch at 7,000 yards
$ |6 G; J) F* \* a0 E0 mRange increases to 11,000 yards
: d8 o J- [- Q4 ]8 Q6 ^CA Kako engages DD Balch at 11,000 yards( W2 I/ [! o$ { @
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
/ `6 I3 v0 L0 i; p1 PTask forces break off...! N7 H% n/ v0 S$ T0 t, l% j
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 3,000 Yards
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. a r* n5 J' r% p2 F8 Q- } CA Aoba0 O, ^+ E8 |; z; h& F$ D+ e+ y
CA Kinugasa3 Z8 _. P/ F2 C7 `# n$ } K
CA Furutaka; e+ ^4 Z5 ]& X" d
CA Kako, Shell hits 1
* H5 S7 i/ F: P& D8 a) k; m4 F0 P CL Tenryu
! q6 l& k ^- }& Z' O; v! j6 Y CL Tatsuta) D% ?. `. g; H$ ]( {
CL Yubari
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Allied Ships9 K# }: k) K/ f
DD Balch, Shell hits 3, on fire! Y1 n: Q9 p, T: b4 Q
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Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
! F! G# D! z5 }0 U9 h9 c1 KMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 3,000 yards7 b- v" l/ y+ S @& a! v. }& |7 ~+ c
Range closes to 24,000 yards...: H- i n! `+ J3 q7 D5 x7 W' f. M
CONTACT: Allies radar detects Japanese task force at 24,000 yards& p; E7 n. Q1 m
Range closes to 22,000 yards...
0 |' f& K) B' F4 }Range closes to 20,000 yards...* b2 N; P9 \2 d
Range closes to 18,000 yards...9 w- O$ U5 p6 v5 X3 O) C
Range closes to 16,000 yards...: S6 g! S/ F/ M6 g+ Z/ y0 c
Range closes to 14,000 yards...9 E" y9 X% k# Q7 O
Range closes to 12,000 yards..." B) P5 O5 M1 a7 ^8 R9 G
Range closes to 11,000 yards...
1 }2 h! y, R3 h8 t. R! d( B9 a# oRange closes to 10,000 yards...
! j/ p5 @, j6 jRange closes to 9,000 yards...
4 S$ s6 ~. q2 K* n& F* P- \2 ~0 MRange closes to 8,000 yards...
, ~; E& `. O4 j2 z+ A- gRange closes to 7,000 yards...
8 O! _( u2 k* ~Range closes to 6,000 yards...% W s! m, Q' ^
Range closes to 5,000 yards...
5 F0 Y! f3 |7 z* A: hRange closes to 4,000 yards...: P( }6 r) l3 a$ w
Range closes to 3,000 yards..." x5 ]# {' @& |9 @: X( J
CONTACT: Japanese lookouts spot Allied task force at 3,000 yards
1 ?6 W. q) j& C: Q+ ~4 q3 H; _- L0 G) SCONTACT: Allied lookouts spot Japanese task force at 3,000 yards# F* Z) _$ F( F4 H! X3 d
Range increases to 4,000 yards
* n ^9 a: g" U/ d' {5 G' vCA Kako engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards* L# m) K$ c7 E- w6 C% i. p
CL Tenryu engages DD Balch at 4,000 yards' a. r6 v/ a. R) c6 Q4 c" S. }9 f
Range increases to 5,000 yards
! O' ?9 r0 P d0 F! q' N) bCA Kako engages DD Balch at 5,000 yards. s( l+ Y6 s8 K( c
Range increases to 9,000 yards& `; z4 P }6 D. I& b5 `
CA Kako engages DD Balch at 9,000 yards
- P1 _# h; L8 S( SAllied Task Force Manages to Escape' \6 j( J% P; m6 ?* m
Task forces break off.../ l ~8 G, b& a* `/ e
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Night Time Surface Combat, near Tulagi at 114,137, Range 1,000 Yards
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# v; j6 _' j8 o9 A g- E9 NJapanese Ships
) v- `$ Z) o; A1 \' Y6 z CA Aoba
8 b+ M$ @6 _4 G% @; D4 C5 x2 a _ CA Kinugasa
& i7 i! I6 ?1 G4 E8 z% ` CA Furutaka/ B6 g; N/ [# d# l ^
CA Kako
5 t, p# o- G6 ^ CL Tenryu, Shell hits 1, on fire
3 B. t3 ?( d( l/ B0 |6 O CL Tatsuta, Shell hits 3, on fire W" P- U# n' {" V
CL Yubari
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, B% i5 {& h, {2 M$ U/ GAllied Ships
s R4 Y8 d8 b/ V9 E APD Colhoun
* f/ ^) V8 j7 Y& \( A* O) P APD Little, Shell hits 2, on fire
& p# Z$ D& R/ [/ e DMS Southard, Shell hits 1 N% Q) T3 W4 z1 d
DMS Hovey, Shell hits 6, heavy fires, heavy damage
1 F [$ A0 l; s( q5 ?$ F9 Q( { AP Wharton, Shell hits 4, heavy fires
) |' N' L `, ]) ?+ @6 M AP Harris
5 Z4 o' g2 d6 ^) S+ Z AP Zeilin
$ H v& J# k7 d7 R: V' p. G AP Henry T. Allen, Shell hits 10, heavy fires, heavy damage
% T0 m0 l ?# z( U AP Heywood, `8 \' {2 ~2 c& J# T) R
AP Neville, Shell hits 1, on fire; b, D1 K& N( l9 k$ }
AP President Bowen
+ S# ]1 g& n3 j5 E" l AP Monrovia, Shell hits 3, on fire( K4 T5 }! d" {- M4 k
xAP President Wilkerson! j) X3 ^- z4 i) q2 N
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Allied ground losses:
* ^! D3 x/ A/ b' B. q- | 105 casualties reported
# P; g( w0 j( |3 H. p Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
* L6 C5 D& e2 ^) w Non Combat: 3 destroyed, 9 disabled
9 X$ X) G& a3 V) E, k" R& U+ q Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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: K$ B8 |! H9 |6 A( w$ EJapanese Ships Reported to be Approaching!) Y0 \; E- X1 H% ^- g c- R
Allied TF begins to get underway' {5 |6 M+ w! K0 E5 L
Reduced sighting due to 0% moonlight
0 ^ O+ h+ G' L" _; l3 uMaximum visibility in Overcast Conditions and 0% moonlight: 1,000 yards
/ |, ]+ r; X5 {- `" eRange closes to 18,000 yards...
! b, j( e7 [/ ]2 P8 y6 b& CRange closes to 13,000 yards...
# r4 O, H9 i1 i* _/ S3 N0 uRange closes to 8,000 yards...
8 J+ O* K6 n. N! p rRange closes to 5,000 yards...
1 n0 {; [ d$ a; ~4 W. n7 Z% S9 nRange closes to 3,000 yards...
# g& d! L0 i. ~" RRange closes to 1,000 yards...
- O! Z7 L! U% E4 Y) MCA Kako engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards- s' E% x' z- t( B+ E `
CA Kako engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
& u: e S$ H: J0 q2 N7 XCA Kako engages APD Little at 1,000 yards; ~2 s4 h# s G% \; V
CA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards
" l8 S) }! N% y5 y5 cCL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 1,000 yards# q) j) c- v) d8 a: g
CL Tenryu engages DMS Southard at 1,000 yards
! P4 O. n! L0 a8 X; F5 z, P2 G8 rCL Yubari engages AP Henry T. Allen at 1,000 yards
# m7 w1 S9 n% }Range increases to 2,000 yards- C$ y; d* E% m4 F, N) A( J
CA Furutaka engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards* b4 P4 Z" ]+ `% y
CA Kinugasa engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards, `+ y+ `9 P7 q' a1 K. e9 N! M& T4 B
CA Aoba engages APD Colhoun at 2,000 yards% N+ U3 F+ z4 f# x6 n
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 2,000 yards" O- R3 c5 Q. x& V
CL Tatsuta engages AP Henry T. Allen at 2,000 yards
. t7 O" q# ]) r& `# r$ M7 FCL Tatsuta engages AP Wharton at 2,000 yards
8 S" D1 a8 s, SRange increases to 4,000 yards7 h# A% T, G$ f& h# c
CL Yubari engages DMS Southard at 4,000 yards& K2 a2 E7 W7 h7 e( _0 @! d6 T d2 ^
CL Yubari engages APD Little at 4,000 yards
- p; |. g `# ^/ g6 _; p: Z: iCA Aoba engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards) J8 o! K- K$ T0 m! k* {: M
CA Furutaka engages AP Monrovia at 4,000 yards. I; q0 S6 ?4 n- ]% f2 r
CL Tatsuta engages DMS Hovey at 4,000 yards
" d1 {2 ]: r6 h) |7 N+ D6 V1 }CL Tenryu engages AP Neville at 4,000 yards
4 ~. U1 }! d) jCL Tenryu engages AP Wharton at 4,000 yards7 X n$ n& t1 D* e
Allied Task Force Manages to Escape
4 d& y8 t+ H8 d4 V* mTask forces break off...
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* |8 H" H" u; y第2天早上,受创的1ca1cl被58击沉,另有1ca1cl重创。
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- Y7 @. P6 j1 l1 y, n, G/ e+ ZAfternoon Air attack on TF, near Rekata Bay at 114,134
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( L; i) u& A+ ~6 f2 UWeather in hex: Clear sky9 j" _5 V8 ~5 ^. U8 V
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Raid spotted at 31 NM, estimated altitude 17,000 feet.% }' J3 x( o$ R" k' |: z$ J3 ^
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes9 g8 h4 F. ?! @! `" N+ d
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4 `. O/ c; \7 v2 ]Allied aircraft: x5 h5 |5 i" X5 w8 p: u
F4F-4 Wildcat x 84 y* k6 G( t' D* l0 X+ q& e" ^2 u( I
SBD-3 Dauntless x 82 s& o4 H* _3 u
TBF-1 Avenger x 39
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Japanese aircraft losses
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5 C. p: }4 f" D# j+ ^- j" |Allied aircraft losses
& w$ t$ f0 X; L+ A; Z SBD-3 Dauntless: 2 damaged
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Japanese Ships
( J: ~$ E* ^, a. g; { CL Yubari, Bomb hits 3, on fire. Z' V- `3 t- p
CA Chokai, Bomb hits 16, and is sunk! k( w q! [* p: P
CA Kinugasa, Bomb hits 1, Torpedo hits 2, heavy damage
) x8 d7 |5 v3 R6 S2 Z+ T' n/ w* B CL Tenryu, Torpedo hits 1, on fire, heavy damage,and is sunk1 V3 ^6 J7 ?) Y' v$ ^- g4 O
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